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

Thus through these griefs I had been set apart,
As for a double priesthood. Life to me,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbcdbdbee
  • 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: 1111110101 1101010101 0111011111 1110011100 11000111010 11110111001 11111100110 1101011011 0101010101 1111010111 0101001101 1101110111 1001010111 1100110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 593
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

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