This is an analysis of the poem Effigy Of A Nun that begins with:

Infinite gentleness, infinite irony
Are in this face with fast-sealed eyes, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb aXXd Xece afef eege cdgdXabcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 100100100100 10010111 1101110100 1101100001 001101100100 1111010100 01011101101 10101001 111100101101 1111010011 110101101101 1101111101 1110111111100 1001110101 100111001100 1011001001 011100011100 1111011111 110100101101 0111001001 111101101101 1011001001 0011011010 010111111 100100100100 100100011 111111011100 110110010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; she, if are repeated.

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  • summary of Effigy Of A Nun;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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