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

A fool there was and he made his prayer
(Even as you and I!)... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaaaB cdeeD cBcccB cdbbD dBdddB Xdbbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,5,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 011111101 101111 00110110101 1100101011 1011100101 101111 1001110111 10101111 0100101011 1111111011 101101 011110111 101111 101110101 10111001001 10100110101 101111 1011110111 10100111 01001011011 111111011 101101 011100101 101111 11111111101 10001010101 11011101011 101111 100001100001 1110111 01001111011 1011111011 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, know, we, him are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines know, why are repeated).

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  • summary of The Vampire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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