This is an analysis of the poem Pleasure's Signs that begins with:

There's a bump on his brow and a smear on his cheek
That is plainly the stain of his tears;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcb cdcdcece cfcfcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101101101101 101001001 101101001101 01001000 111011101001 11001111 11111001111 111101101 11011001101 01001001 11101101101 11101111 01011001001 111001111 11111001111 101001111 11011110001 101001011 11101001101 11111001 111111001111 01101001 111101111001 101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 341
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; his, he, me, to, of, that are repeated.

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

  • summary of Pleasure's Signs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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