This is an analysis of the poem The Leper that begins with:
Oft as the leper's case I read,
My own described I feel;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab baba cdcd efef XcXc fgfg haha XiXi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010111 110111 10010001 111111 01111111 111101 10110100 110001 10011101 110001 11111111 110101 11001101 111101 01111101 010101 11110111 010101 01110111 111101 11111011 111111 11110101 110101 11100101 010101 10011111 111101 110100110 010101 11011101 101101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; i, thou, he are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, i, he are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Leper;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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