This is an analysis of the poem The Chosen that begins with:

CALLED to a way too high for me, I lean
Out from my narrow window o'er the street,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001111111 10110101001 1101110111 1101110111 1101011111 10111000101 1111010101 1111010001 1111010101 0101011101 11110100011 1011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

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

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