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

Sublime discussions! Let who will be wise!
These are the things that touch us and transcend.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcXdedebb
  • 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: 0101011001 1101111101 0100110001 0100110011 1111010011 1001011100 1011011101 0111110101 0110110100 0100111101 1101100111 00110100101 1101010101 0111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 595
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; to is repeated.

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

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