This is an analysis of the poem The Pilgrim Of Life. that begins with:

PILGRIM, who toilest up life's weary steep,
To reach the summit still with pleasure crowned;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbdedefgfg chchigigjkjklmlmcicibXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011011101 0101010101 1101110111 1101010101 1101110101 1101110111 1101111101 1101010101 1111001111 11001011101 0101011101 01010010011 1101110101 1001011101 1101111110 0001000110 1101111101 110011000101 10001111101 0101011101 1111010011 1111110101 1111011101 0101111001 1101101101 1101000101 11110100101 1100110101 110111111 11011000110 1011010101 01111101010 1101011111 01011111001 1101010011 1101001100 10011100111 10110101100 01010101001 1011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 878
  • Average number of words per stanza: 158
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, with are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words dost, more are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Pilgrim Of Life.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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