This is an analysis of the poem The Singer In The Prison that begins with:
O sight of shame, and pain, and dole!
O fearful thought--a convict Soul!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AA bXcdecX aA Xdfgdghdidi i Xgjj AA kkhh XA bbfX aa hhXi aa jXgagihX XajdcifdhfebgaXXAA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,2,11,1,4,2,4,2,4,2,4,2,8,18,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11011111 11010101 10010101010 10010101001 1001010001110111 01101101 10011101011111 10 10010101110011 11010111 11010101 011100111011 11010100101111001 11010101110010 1010 10011101010101 10111001001 11110010101001 1001011001010011101 1101110101011 111000010001110011 010101110111 01 010111111 11111101 10011001 11011101 11011111 11010101 10110011 11111101 11011101 11011101 110101111 11010101 01111101 01010110 11110100 01011111 11111101 11010101 11011101 11110101 011111111 0100100111 10111111 01010111 0101 111001111011100 10 1101010010101010 1011010 1101010101010010 10110100010 1100010001 10111011101111 10010101001010 01111101001 01110111011111 010 110101010001 010101010101010 11 01110101010 0100111100010101010 101 01010001001010101 0101 0101110101010 01010001010001011 11011111 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 16
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 76
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; her, and, of, nor, o, faces are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, nor are repeated.
The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word hymn at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase many connects the lines.
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- summary of The Singer In The Prison;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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