This is an analysis of the poem Fast Anchor'D, Eternal, O Love that begins with:
FAST-ANCHOR'D, eternal, O love! O woman I love!
O bride! O wife! more resistless than I can tell, the thought of you!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaaaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1100101111011 1111110011110101 11011001010101 010001010010011010 10111001001111 11001101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 317
- Average number of words per stanza: 55
- Amount of lines: 6
- Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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; o is repeated.
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