This is an analysis of the poem The Maid Of The Mill's Repentance that begins with:

YOUTH.
AWAY, thou swarthy witch! Go forth...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a a ba bXa c X d ed eff g a d fd fhh h X i bi bgg X a j bj bii c X h hh haa X k g fg fkk e L m fm fee j a n in ibc X L o ko kkk X a d Xd eii X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01110111 0111111 11111011 011 1011011010 011010101 1101010 10 110010101 1111010 010010111 110 1111010010 1111010010 10101110 1 0100111001 01011010 110101101 110 1111101111 1111101101 1111010 10 1000111111 11001011 1110111101 011 111101111 111111001 110101100 1 011100101 101010011 110110101 111 110010101 010101100 11110110 10 10100111010 1101010 110111011 010 011111011 1101111001 0101111000 010 010101101 0001001110 010111101 110 0111010011 101001101001 001011010 01001 110101011 01110110 111111111 010 010110111 111011111 1101111 1 010111011 01111110 11111001011 010 1111101011 110101100 10111110 01001 010111111 11111010 1100101101 010 1101011011 0011100101 111101000 1 111011101 110110110 010111001 1100 11101010111 1101101001 0111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 55
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 49
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 88
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; and, to, now are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of The Maid Of The Mill's Repentance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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