This is an analysis of the poem The Song Of Loved Ones that begins with:

The father toils at his work all day,
And he hums this song as he plods away:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbaX ccaaddaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010110111 1110111101 1010101101 1110101111 111100111 1100101101 1101101101 111110101 110100101 001010101 1010101101 110111101 110100101 110101101 110101101 110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; ever, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.

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  • summary of The Song Of Loved Ones;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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