This is an analysis of the poem Long-Felt Desires that begins with:

Long-felt desires, hopes as long as vain--
sad sighs--slow tears accustomed to run sad...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdedce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101011111 1111010011 001101011111 1011010101 10001010001 11010100111 01011011011 11111101101 00101110111 11010101111 001001110101 0111110011 1101110111 11010101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 620
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, me are repeated.

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  • summary of Long-Felt Desires;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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