This is an analysis of the poem A Sabbath Scene that begins with:

SCARCE had the solemn Sabbath-bell
Ceased quivering in the steeple,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabacdcdefgfehhXifhfjfefXdgdhXkijdXXXflfmfXfieXejdXXldldnfmfafafhfcfaahaXdbXhjXXXaaaahbhedndkfjfhdhdejbj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 104,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11000010 11010001 1101010 11010101 0101110 01011101 1101110 11011101 1101110 110010101 0110110 10110101 11010110 11010101 0111010 11011101 01011010 010100101 1101110 01011101 0101010 11011101 1101010 11010111 1101010 11110101 1001110 11110111 1111011 11010101 1011011 11111101 0111110 11011100 0101111 110101110 01010100 11110111 01011100 11010101 0101010 010010100 0111010 10111101 11001010 11011110 1101010 10010111 01001010 11111000 1101111 11110101 0111010 11001101 11000010 11010101 1101010 11110101 1101010 110101010 0101010 11010101 0101010 111101111 1101110 11010101 1111010 11110111 1100010 11010001 0100010 11011101 1101010 110111001 1100101 11110101 0111111 11011100 0101010 11011101 1101110 11010101 0101010 11010101 10101110 01000011 0101010 110111101 0101010 11011011 1101110 11000101 01010010 01010001 0101110 111101101 0100010 11110101 0100110 10111001 110111 110111001 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 3381
  • Average number of words per stanza: 613
  • Amount of lines: 104
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

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  • summary of A Sabbath Scene;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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