This is an analysis of the poem The Toiler that begins with:
He swore that he'd be true to her,
If she would only marry him; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXb accc XcXc ddbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11110100 01110101 11010101 11010101 11111110 11110101 11011100 11010101 11000101 11010001 01010111 11110101 11010011 11110111 11110001 01110101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 16
- 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; that, her are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word oh is repeated.
The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of The Toiler;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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