This is an analysis of the poem From Faust - Vi. Scene--A Garden that begins with:

Margaret. Faust.
MARGARET....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a a b a c bc bdX a e a effcggaXbaX bfhdXhaXgiiabeiXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,11,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 100 110101 1 1101 1101110101 1101010101 11010111101 11000100 10010100 100 1111010101 1 1101111101 1101 1101 1101 1111 0101 0100111 01100 0101 110111 1101 1101011101 11010111 1101010 010111 11111001 11111 111111 1111010010 01001100 1111110100 1101010011 110111 101111 111011 110111 101111 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words margaret, go, who, the are repeated.

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

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