This is an analysis of the poem Lonely that begins with:

THEY pity me.
'Look at him, see,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbXX dcdccef cXfcXgcgefX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,11,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101 1111 1001011101110 11111011 110011110110 01111101 01011100011101 01110011 01110101110 1011010101 011100011011 1011110011 1011100011 1001010111 01011111 110111011101 0101110101 11010100 111111000 11010101010 0101011101 01110 01011010101 111101011100 10111011 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, your, of, with, and, my are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word alone at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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