This is an analysis of the poem Your Fault that begins with:

Your fault, Lady, is to be
Womankind’s epitome;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbbbcc ddaaeeffccgghh iXhhiibbiiccjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,14,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1110000 1000100 11110100110 11110111010 1111011101 0101001001 1111011101 0101010001 1110111 1001101 01110001 01010001 11010111 10111111 11010111 10111100 10101111 11111101 110110111 010101111 011101001 11010101 1101111111 01110100101 11010100111 010111100101 11010011101 1101011101 1101110101 0111000111 1011010111 1111010111 111001001 1001000101 1011010101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 458
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; your, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word could is repeated.

    The author used the same word tis at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Your Fault;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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