This is an analysis of the poem Not My Enemies Ever Invade Me that begins with:
NOT my enemies ever invade me--no harm to my pride from them I fear;
But the lovers I recklessly love--lo! how they master me!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110010011110110011 101011001111101 11101011001011 10010100101010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 4
- Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
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; my, me are repeated.
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