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

I.
Said Abner, ``At last thou art come! Ere I tell, ere thou speak,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbccccddee X ffcX X ccXcgghhhXccii X hhddjj a ddgghhkk a cccllkk X hhmmkkXXnnhXh X ccccccm X cXbbkkggiiaahhmmcXcffooggXfiX l llaaccjjggcchhkkcchhkkhhkkkggjh a jppddaaec X eooaallffddml X XmccccggccnnggaagglliiqqccccdXddffhXhhhhrrcX X aahhssrrccooXdg X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,1,4,1,14,1,6,1,8,1,7,1,13,1,7,1,29,1,31,1,9,1,13,1,44,1,15,1,32,1,1,1,49,1,26,1,27,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 11011111111111 111111111010101 11101111111001 101011011101001 101001001001101 111001001001001 11001111001011 101101011001101 010011101011011 111001001111011 1 11111101011001 111011111011011 11001111110111 0110010010 1 11111 11001011011111 1110011010011100 11101101011011 111101001111011 101001001011111 111101011011111 11001011011101 11101011011101 101111101011110 01011101001001 11101001011001 101001001011001 101111101111 1 11101111111111 101101001011011 101101011111001 11001011011001 101001001101001 0001111011111111 1 111111101011101 111101001111011 111101111111101 11011001111001 111110101011111 101101001001011 111101101011101 001101101111111 1 101111101001101 011001011101001 111011101011111 01011001011011 111111101011111 11101011011111 011111101011001 1 111011011011111 111111001011101 111001001111011 101101101011101 0011111110011111 010101111111101 11111111011011 001011011011111 101001011011011 011101001111011 111111011101001 10100110010010100 111111001011 1 111111011011001 101111011011011 001011001011001 1010110011001011 101101011111101 111101011001001 111 1 111011011011 1010010010110100 101101001001101 011001001101101 001001101001001 101001001001001 1010111001001101 101011001001101 101001101011001 1010110110011011 10011011011001 101101101011001 111011011011111 1110110010110001 111011011011111 011001001011011 100101001011101 111111101111111 111111011011101 111001101001011 101101011001011 101011111101011 011011001001011 11111001101001 111101101011110 111101011111101 101001101111011 101011101011001 101101011011 1 11011011011111 11011101011001 11001011111111 011001001011001 1110010010011111 11001111011111 101101001011101 111111001011001 111001001011101 1011010110101101 011101101111001 1111110110001001 111111101111001 001001010001001 111101011011011 001111101011111 101001001001101 001101101001101 111001001011101 101101011011111 101111001101101 111101101011101 111111111001011 101101111011001 011111011011101 111111111111101 111101101011001 1111011001001101 1011010110100101 101011101011101 10011110010 1 11111 101111001111111 001111101111001 01001001101101 011001101001111 101011010101001 111001101001111 11001111111111 1011111011 1 11011 111101101011101 101001011011101 111011011101111 101111101101101 111111101001011 111011011001101 101111001011001 011111011011011 101011111001011 101011111111111 011101111011101 011101011011 1 111 1011110010110101 001101101011111 011101001011011 111011001101101 101011011011011 011011111011101 101101110111101 1000110001111111 111101111011101 001111101011111 101101011101111 1001011001011111 101001011101001 1010111100111101 101111110001001 111101011011111 1011010010110101 101101111111001 111001101111011 0010011010111010 1001011011011011 111001001011111 011011101101101 0010011101001001 10100110101111 101011101101101 1011010101011011 1010110111111000 1111011010001001 011001001101101 011001011111001 101101111011111 101101101100111 011001101111110 001001001101001 111101001111001 001001101010111 101011001011101 001001011001011 111001011001001 011011011011011 101111101011111 011011001011111 1 101111111111111 101011011011001 101101101011111 011111111011111 1001111010010010 110010111110110 101101001111001 111011111011011 111111001011011 111101011011111 101011001001011 111101001010011 1110011010110100 0110001101011001 1010010111 1 11111 111101001111011 101000010111001 01101100010011100 0110110010010010 001011011101001 111001111101101 111101001001101 101101001011011 011001001011111 001101011101101 001101110011011 11101101111101 001011111011101 11111011101101 011101011111101 111011011001101 111001101011111 111111011101011 101111101111111 001001101011101 001111111011111 101011101111001 111101100111111 0110011111110110 1111010010111010 11111001111011 11111101111101 11111111001001 111011001101010 111111101010101 1010111010110100 1 101101111111110 1 111011001011111 101011111001011 101101001101101 01001011011111 101101101111111 111101111111001 001111101101011 111001001011011 111111011001001 111101001001001 111011101011111 001101011111011 001001001001101 111001101111001 011001101010001 001001100101101 111110001011001 1010010010001001 111001011011011 101001001011011 111011001011111 101001101001111 1001001101111011 1110010110011100 111001101101111 111111111011111 111011111101010 001111101001001 111111011011001 111011101001011 101001001001101 111011001011101 111101111111011 1010110110101110 001101111001001 001111011001101 101011111110001 11011011111101 1011010011111101 101101101101101 0010010110110101 101101000111001 101001011111101 001001001101011 111011111011001 001101011011101 01101111001011 101101001001011 101101101101000 1 101011111011101 0010010100110001 111111001011011 111101111011001 01010111101110 10011001111111 011101001110011 11100110011101 011111101111111 101111111001011 111001101011001 01101111111101 11111000111111 111011111111111 111101010001001 111110001011111 11101001000111 101101101011001 111001001001001 1101010110010010 110111101011011 101001111111111 001111111011010 01111101101101 111101111001101 111001011011011 1 11111111111001 101001001101101 10100100001001001 101111011011001 1010011010010011 111011101011001 101011001011011 1010011011011101 101101111101001 1010110001011001 101011001101101 10101111011001 111111011001101 001001001001001 001001011001011 0010111111011001 101001011001111 111001101011001 1001011011011011 01100110101001010 0110010010110110 101011001001011 0110011110101001 10101 1100110010 10100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 39
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 572
  • Average number of words per stanza: 107
  • Amount of lines: 364
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, with, and, but, as, they, then, in, of, what, he, my, spirit, thy, his, to, such, new, so, most, like, that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, of, his, i, have, in, the are repeated.

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

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