This is an analysis of the poem Solitude that begins with:

There is in stillness oft a magic power
To calm the breast, when struggling passions lower; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffccXXcceegg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10010101010 010111001010 11010000101 1001010001 1001010101 11001100101 1001010101 0110100101001 00110001010 01011101110 1001010101 1111011101 1101011101 1101011101 0101010100 1101010101 1101010111 1111010101 1101010101 0111111101 0111111001 01011010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 979
  • Average number of words per stanza: 170
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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.

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  • summary of Solitude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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