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

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaaaaaaa bababa X cddccddc dedede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,6,1,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 11010010110 1101010101 1110001101 1101110111 11010010101 0101010111 1101010101 01011010111 1111010010 0101010001 1101110101 0101100101 010000111 0100010101 1 1101010101 1100011101 1101010011 0110010101 1101010101 1101111101 0101000111 1110000101 1111110100 1011010001 1110000101 0100011101 1101010001 1001110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Grief;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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