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

She who ever had remained in the depth of my being,
in the twilight of gleams and of glimpses; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca de cX bc dX Xe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11101010010110 0011011010 1110100100101 0011101111001101 11111010 0101100010101 111010010100001011 101011011001101011 101111011011 111101101 100111111110 1101001 11100111010101 11010010010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, my, of, her, and, have, to are repeated.

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

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