This is an analysis of the poem Flesh And Spirit that begins with:

No! 'twas the questing dream that first achieved her--
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacacXdadee
  • 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: 11010111010 11110101001 11111101010 1111110111 11111101010 1101011111 1111110101000 1100111101 0111011101 0001001111 110011011010 1111011111 11011111101 1011111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 659
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; no, that, as are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words more, in are repeated.

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  • summary of Flesh And Spirit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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