This is an analysis of the poem Amabel that begins with:

I MARKED her ruined hues,
Her custom-straitened views,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX bbcc aacc bbcX XXcc ddcc eecc ffcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 0101001 1110110 11000 110101 111101 011101 0101 010101 110101 011101 1101 1110101 111101 110101 01000 101111 111100 110111 1101 111111 0110011 110101 1101 110111 111111 1011111 0101 1010001 110101 101111 11000
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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