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

Anna was always full of thought
As if she'd many sorrows known,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc ddddcc ededff gagagg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 10110101 11001111 01010101 1011010101 110101010001 110111010 11000101 11010111 01010101 1111010111 010101010101 11010011 01010101 11110111 01011001 1101010111 111111000001 1000101 110100001 110101001 11110111 1101011011 011101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; all, her are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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