This is an analysis of the poem From Faust - V. Margaret At Her Spinning-Wheel that begins with:

MY heart is sad,
My peace is o'er;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XB C ddee a aa a A XB C X dX d X fe f g hb h A XB C i cf c g jiXj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,4,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11010 11010 1101 1101 0111 0111 0101 0111 0111 1101 0101 1101 11010 11010 1101 110010 0111 1101 0111 0101 0101 0111 0101 0111 0101 01110 1101 1101 11010 11010 1101 1101 10111 11111 1111 1101 1101 11010 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 28
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 25
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, the, his are repeated.

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

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