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

MINE heart is heavy with an ancient sorrow,
My brain is aching with a clinging grief,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbXabcdcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11010011010 1101000101 10110101010 0100110001 1100010101 11010101011 01010111010 1111000101 1101111101 0001000101 110101001101 1101110001 1111010111 11001000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 619
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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.

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

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

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