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

O lonely heart so timid of approach,
Like the shy tropic flower that shuts its lips ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc effe ghhg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110001 10110101101 0011010101 1011110111 1101111101 0101001101 1101111001 0101001101 1011000101 10111010111 0111011101 1101001101 1001010101 1101010101 1111010101 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; your, in are repeated.

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

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