This is an analysis of the poem Woman's Voice that begins with:

When sin came among us, and Eden was lone,
The pitying Father was kind ; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefgggg bgbghihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101111011 01001011 111101001101 11011001 101011101001 111111010 01011001001 1011010110 11111011111 01101001 11011101101 101101101 01111001001 101001111 11010001001 101001101 11011001001 010110001 111101111001 10011001 01101001001 10001011 11111011101 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 335
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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, her, to, in are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Woman's Voice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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