This is an analysis of the poem Lot In Sodom that begins with:

How hurtful was the choice of Lot,
Who took up his abode... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dada bebe bfbf dgdg bhbh fiXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 111001 01010101 001111 01011101 010101 111100101 110111 11110101 100001 11110101 010101 01110101 010111 11110101 110101 01010111 111101 01010011 110001 01010101 111101 11010101 010101 11011101 110101 11011101 111101 01010101 000111 11011101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; in, his, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Lot In Sodom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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