This is an analysis of the poem Tormenting Cares that begins with:

Sleep, sleep today, tormenting cares
Of earth and folly born!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcdcXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 011101 11110111 000101 01100101 011101 11110001 010011 11110101 1100101 11011101 010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 359
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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