This is an analysis of the poem The Lament Of A Lover that begins with:

There where its shores the marsh surround,
Rushes and lotus plants abound....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbcc ddeeddff ggeeaagX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 10110101 110001011 010011111 01110101 01011111 01011101 010010101 11010111 0100101101 110001101 10111111 11110101 10010101 111110101 11010101 01010101 111101011 11001101 11110101 11111101 11010101 11111111 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Lament Of A Lover;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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