This is an analysis of the poem Trilogy Of Passion 03 Atonement that begins with:

PASSION brings reason--who can pacify
An anguish'd heart whose loss hath been so great?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ab ac c d dd dcc b aX aee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,1,1,2,3,1,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011011101 1101111011 11010111101 0101011101 1001010101 01001110101 0101011101 1001010101 0111000101 0101010101 0111010101 0101010101 1101011101 1011111101 1001011100 0101010111 1111110101 0111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Trilogy Of Passion 03 Atonement;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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