This is an analysis of the poem Mourning And Longing that begins with:
The Saviour hides His face;
My spirit thirsts to prove ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece fgfg hihi igigXdhdh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010101 110101 010101001 110101 010111 110101 11010101 110101 110111 111101 11010111 110111 110101 010101 11010111 110101 010111 110111 11010111 110101 111111 110001 11010101 111001 111101 010001 010101001 111111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
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- summary of Mourning And Longing;
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- idea of the verse;
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