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

It might not be. Some things are possible,
And some impossible for even God.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 0110111100 1101001101 11011111011 1111110101 1111011011 1111111001 1101011101 1111000111 1111110001 1000110111 1001110111 10001110101 1111001110 11001010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 583
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, her, i are repeated.

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

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