This is an analysis of the poem Remorse: A Fragment that begins with:

OF all the numerous ills that hurt our peace,
That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXXdXaecadabeXXeadX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010011111 11011101010 0101000111 1111011111 0101010101 1001101110100 11010100010 010101011010 1101010101 01001010001 0101111010 01010011011 11110111010 11010111011 110101 1101111101 1101010001 1101010001 11010100010 1101010101 1101010001 11001000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 945
  • Average number of words per stanza: 167
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; our, of are repeated.

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

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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