This is an analysis of the poem Perfect Angels that begins with:
I said what I said to her.
After hearing what she had to say! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbbcdccXe Adcad aacac ccfgf hhXbgXbce ahchhXhX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,5,5,9,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1111100 101011101 01 110101 10110 11010001 01111001001 111011 11111001 1111100 001011101 0101000111011 111100 01111 11111100 11110100 10111 101011010100 11111001101 11101 11111011 0110000111 10110 11001111 01011101 11101001011 101100110101 101011 1101010 110111 11001 11111 1011101001 11111010 0101011111 110011110 10111011 110011010111 1010 1101001 11011100110
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, her, i, she's are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, i are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines her is repeated).
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