This is an analysis of the poem Esther, A Sonnet Sequence: Ii that begins with:

Yes, who shall tell the value of our tears,
Whether we wept aright or idly grieved?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbcadadXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111010011 1011101101 1001000010 101100101101 01100111101 1111011111 1101011101 1111110001 1101010101 1111111101 1011010111 1011000101 1101010101 11101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 630
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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