This is an analysis of the poem The Pang More Sharp Than All. An Allegory that begins with:

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He too has flitted from his secret nest,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccbdbbd XceceffbXeeXb Xbdbdcbcdgdgcc XbdbdbbXbdb ahiihihdhdijijkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,13,14,11,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 1111000101 1111010101 1100110101 1111000101 00101010101 1111010101 1101110001 1101110111 1 1111001011 1111110101 11110010101 0111110101 0011010101 1101111101 1011110101 0111010011 1111110101 1111011101 1011011101 1101110101 1 1011010101 1100111101 1000011101 0101110001 1111100101 0101010111 1100010101 1101111010 0111111101 1001111111 11010101001 1001010101 1111111101 1 1101110101 0011110111 1111011101 0101000101 1111111011 1011011101 01010101100 1111110001 1111010101 0111110001 1 11010100101 1101011101 1111101101 1101111111 1101110001 1101011001 1111011101 1000110101 1101010111 0101010101 01010010111 1101000101 1101011111 1111111101 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 510
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 63
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, that, she, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, can are repeated.

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  • summary of The Pang More Sharp Than All. An Allegory;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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