This is an analysis of the poem The Solitary Reaper that begins with:

Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbccaa XdXdaadd dedeffcc ggXghhii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010001 11010101 10110101 111101 01111101 11010101 11010101 01010001 11000101 11010101 010001101 0101001 01110111 001100111 10010001 01010100 01111111 01010101 11010111 110101 10011101 01010001 110010111 11011001 100010101 100111110 11010101 11001010 11010011 11110101 01001111 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, i are repeated.

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  • summary of The Solitary Reaper;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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