This is an analysis of the poem The Seven Sisters that begins with:

Or, The Solitude Of Binnorie
SEVEN Daughter had Lord Archibald,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcbdeddeXX afXgafaafXX fgaXXaddaXX chahiaiiXXX abcXjfjjfXX XXfXkjkkjXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,11,11,11,11,11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 101011101 1100110 11110111 1111110 010010101 101010101 11111101 11010011 110111 11001100 0101010 11010101 1001010 01010101 010010 11000101 010101 010010101 11010001 110101 11001100 0101010 01011011 0101010 010111001 1111100 11100010 110111 01110101 01111101 101111 11001100 0101010 010101101 1101110 01011011 0101010 11110101 011101 01011111 11110101 110111 11001100 0101010 11011101 1101010 11111111 1111100 01110111 110110 111001001 01010001 110101 11001100 0101010 01111001 1101010 010110111 11101010 101010111 1100101 01011101 11011101 110101 11001100 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 The Seven Sisters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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