This is an analysis of the poem Sister Saint Luke that begins with:

She lived shut in by flowers and trees
And shade of gentle bigotries. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXbbbXaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011011 11010100 10110101 11011100 110111100 11110101 01110111 010111011 10011101 11010101 111111001 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 453
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Sister Saint Luke;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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