This is an analysis of the poem Mrs. Browning that begins with:

O voice of ecstasy and lyric pain,
Divinely throated and divinely heard... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdecde
  • 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: 1101001101 0101010101 0111010111 10010101001 0111010111 110101100101 1101100111 0111011101 01010010101 0101010101 01010101010 11001111001 0111010111 10100111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 591
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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