This is an analysis of the poem A Better Woe that begins with:

Of all my desert days
Thou art the only one ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaabcaadefXdef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101 110101 011101 010100101001 010101 101101 111101 1101010101 0101010 110111 110101 11100010001 1111100 111001 0111011 11001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 488
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of A Better Woe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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