This is an analysis of the poem Different Emotions On The Same Spot that begins with:

THE MAIDEN.
I'VE seen him before me!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bb cbb cdD d c X dd cbb cdD a c X ee caa ccc a c d ff cgg cff dXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,3,3,1,1,1,2,3,3,1,1,1,2,3,3,1,1,1,2,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 111011 1101101 11001 110011 011011 01101 111010 111110 011110 01101 01 111110 111010 11001 111011 110011 01101 111110 111110 011011 01101 0100 10111110 011010 11011 1010010 011010 11111 010010 111010 011010 01101 010 010010 110010 11011 110010 111110 11011 111010 010110 110010 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 24
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 42
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, here are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words conceal, disclose, long are repeated.

    The author used the same words conceal, disclose, long at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me, her are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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