This is an analysis of the poem Desideria that begins with:

SURPRISED by joy--impatient as the Wind
   I turned to share the transport--O! with whom ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccadedede
  • 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: 0111010101 1101001101 1111000101 1111110011 1101011011 11110111110 101010100110 1101011001 0111011101 1011110101 1111011101 1011110111 1100111011 10111100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 752
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Desideria;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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