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

PATIENCE and I have traveled hand in hand
So many days that I have grown to trace ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc XeeXXaeea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011110101 1101111101 0101110001 110110101 1100010101 10110000101 1101000111 0111110101 1101011101 1101110111 0101100101 11110100111 11010110101 1111110101 1101010001 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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