This is an analysis of the poem In Evil Long I Took Delight that begins with:

In evil long I took delight,
Unawed by shame or fear,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef abab dgdg XhXhXcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 1001111 10110111 111101 11110101 010011 11010111 110111 11001101 110111 01011001 110111 11011101 111001 11110111 110111 01011111 110101 01011101 111111 11011101 010101 10010001 011101 01011101 110101 11110101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of In Evil Long I Took Delight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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