This is an analysis of the poem Wisdom After Victory that begins with:

Now comes to an end all our dolorous drifting;
Clouds pass away and depression is lifting.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcXdd eXccccff ggddhhii ggjjccee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111110010 11011010010 01101011011 01001101001 101010010010 011011010100 01101111011 0010110010101 1000111110110 011011110110 100011111001 01001111001 111010010010 111011111010 101001101001 01001011011 111010110110 111111010110 11101110101 101011101011 1011111110010 1010010010110 101001011001 01111001011 111110110110 001011110010 10010111011 111011001001 010011111010 110001110010 0101001101 111001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 386
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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