This is an analysis of the poem The Contentment Of A Poor Recluse that begins with:

My only door some pieces of crossed wood,
Within it I can rest enjoy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110011 01011101 11010100001 11011101 1010011111 11111001 10010101010 01010101 1101000101 01011111 1101000101 010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of The Contentment Of A Poor Recluse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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