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

Such was the legend. I had read it through
Twice ere I thought of thinking what it meant.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbadadcc
  • 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: 1101011101 1111010101 11110010111 1101010111 10011110101 0011110101 11011101001 0101110101 1101011100 1111010001 0111010111 0111000111 1111110101 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 610
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

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