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

THOUGH I waste watches framing words to fetter
Some spirit to mine own in clasp and kiss,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cecece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 11110101010 1100110111 10011101110 0101011101 11011101010 11010111010 011100011110 0111100010 11111101010 1100001111 01010101010 1101010101 11111101010 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (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; to is repeated.

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

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