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

“...Cold and regretless shalt thou view this sphere,
Where crime’s inseparable from fate,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaabcdcdbababcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1110011101 110100001 1101010011 11010001011 11110111 111010101 01010001 0101011101 11010101 1101110101 11010101 1101010001 01000111 11010011111 01000101 0101010101 01010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 659
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words where, who are repeated.

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

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