This is an analysis of the poem This World's Joy that begins with:

WYNTER wakeneth al my care,
Nou this leves waxeth bare; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXX XXXbX XXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10100111 1010101 111111 1110011 10101111101 1101111 1111110 11011111 111101 11111111 111111 11100100 1011101 11101 1111011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of This World's Joy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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