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

She watched me curiously with mocking eyes,
Yet tenderly, till once again her mirth... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdeeeXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 11110000101 1100110101 0100110101 1011110111 1111110101 1111010101 0100011111 1001111111 1101111101 1101011111 1011010110001 10111110000 1111110101 0101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 644
  • Average number of words per stanza: 121
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me is repeated.

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