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

SO YOU 'RE sobbin' in the night time, an' you 're sighin' through the day,
An' your heart is ever callin' for the loved one gone away; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aXcc ccdd eeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110001111110101 111010101011101 111011101110111 101011100110101 10110010111110111 1101010101110111 110010001010101 001111101010101 111011101111101 111110101110111 101011101110101 1001111111010111 011110100110101 1111001101110010 1111001110110101 111111100011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 66 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; an', to, must, we, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words an', we are repeated.

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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