This is an analysis of the poem Crumbs Of Comfort that begins with:

When Gladys comes a whisper wakes,
A sudden thrill prevails,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababaXbb bcbcdede cfcfbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 010101 11010111 011011 010100111 1101100 11010101 1100010 01110101 110101 11001101 010001 01010111 0101110 1111001 1100110 01010101 110101 11010101 110101 01010011 0111010 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word her is repeated.

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  • summary of Crumbs Of Comfort;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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