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

I'm the spirit Enimalina, thy guardian angel, and
Drawn hither by a subtle law but few can understand—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaab cbXXA dcdbdA eaeXeA X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,6,6,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0010100001100101 11010101111101 01010100110101 1101010001 111111011110 1 11011101110101 0101110101111 11101010101 11100100010101 1111111100010 1 011111110111 11 11101010101 1111110101101 11111101011 101 11011001111010 1 11101010101 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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; and, thy are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word entwined at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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