This is an analysis of the poem From Faust - Second Part - I. that begins with:

I.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b c dc da ea e Xf b gb gg ef e b hb he ae X i ai aj kj k c ac ak bk b Xb hhhll c eii eggmm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,2,2,2,1,2,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,2,5,1,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 100 10010101 10001011 1011101 1010101 1011111 1010101 1001101 1010101 1 10010 1011101 1010111 1010101 10111001 10010101 1010111 1011101 1010101 10101101 1010101 10101001 1011101 1010101 1000101 1011101 1010100 111110010 1111101 110011010 1010101 1110101 1010101 10101001 1010001 1111101 10111001 1011101 1010101 1011011 1010101 1011001 1010100 1 100 10101011 1000101 1010101 10111010 10111010 0100101001001 1110101 10111010 11101010 1011101 10110010 10101010 1010101 10100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 33
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 53
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

    The author used the same word glitter at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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