This is an analysis of the poem The Passion that begins with:

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Erewhile of music, and ethereal mirth, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbccdd X ceceedd X fgXggff X hfhffgg a ieieedd a gfgffdd X jkjkkgg X cfcffffXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 100010101001 10001011101 11010100101 1101000101 1111010101 0101010101 110101111101 1 1101011111 1111010101 1111010111 1011111111 1111010101 10110101001 010111111101 1 1101100101 11010011011 110101010 0101110101 1101111001 1101011101 111101110101 1 1101011101 000100111 0101100101 11010010011 1101100111 1101011101 01111111101 1 0111110001 1001110101 1111010001 11011110011 1101111101 0111011011 110111110101 1 11010011101 1101011101 1101010101 01110100101 110010110101 1111010101 010111010101 1 1111111001 11010010101 1111110111 1101010111 1101110101 1111010111 111101010100 1 1111101101 1101010101 01010001101 1110011101 1111010001 11001001101 110101011101 001010100001001111101101010111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; of, and, my, in are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Passion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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