This is an analysis of the poem From Faust - Vii. Margaret, Placing Fresh Flowers In The Flower-Pots. that begins with:

O THOU well-tried in grief,
Grant to thy child relief,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a Ab c cb d db e e bff b e eg h hg X Xg X X fc f i aXAi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,2,1,2,1,1,3,1,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 101101 1101000101 010111 100101 1101011101 110111 1101001 10011011101 11011 0101 101101 01011101 010001100 11010101 010111 010101 1101010 110111 111111 1101010 0101110 1101100 1111010 1111010 1100110 010101 1101110 010001 1101011100 111101 101101 1101011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 40
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, with, woe, weep, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

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