This is an analysis of the poem For Judgment that begins with:

THE form was young, the face was fair,
Her hands seemed still together tied,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110111 01110101 11011101 001100101 11110100 01010111 01011111 11010111 11110101 10110101 11111111 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of For Judgment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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