This is an analysis of the poem Penetralia that begins with:

I am a part of all you see
In Nature; part of all you feel:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaabcc ddddddd ebeebee feffegg ehXehii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010111 01010111 11001001 01010001 11011101 01011111 10010101 11010001 00110001 01010111 01011101 010100111 01011101 01011101 11011101 01111101 010101001 01011101 01000101 11110101 011101001 11010101 11011101 11010100 01011101 10010101 11011101 11010001 11010101 01010101 010101001 011101111 010100001 11110111 110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; of, and, within are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, that, 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.

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  • summary of Penetralia;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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