This is an analysis of the poem Soliloquy Of The Spanish Cloister that begins with:

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Gr-r-r---there go, my heart's abhorrence!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbcdede X fgfgXhXh X hihijbjb X bkekXcXc a Xelehmhm a jbjbjaja X XeXedadX X jmjmehXX X fnfnXlXl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111111010 10111011 01111010 1111111 11101110 1111101 10101110 1111001 1 10111010 111111 11001010 1010101 10101110 1111111 10101110 10111101 1 11111010 1011111 001011110 1010101 101101010 1110111 10111010 1110101 1 11011010 1110101 01001010 1010001 111011100 1110111 111010010 1001101 1 11100100 1111101 11011010 1110101 10100101 1010101 011010011 1110111 1 11100110 1010111 11001010 1011101 111110110 1111111 11111110 1011101 1 10110100 1111001 10101100 1100101 01111010 10101110 11111110 101010 1 11100110 1110011 10110110 1110101 01101010 1010011 11100100 1011101 1 11101110 1110111 10100010 1111101 10111010 1110111 11101010 111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 81
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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