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

The eternal entrance into Eden
Is not locked with seven precious seals;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acad adad XcXd beXe X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100010 011010101 011111010 101011100 0011001010 1111011 110101010 111010101 1001101010 101110101 11110010 0010001001 111110010 101010111 101000110 00101001 11010101 001010111 001000101 101011111 0101110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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