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

A TENDER miracle so blends
The separate life which is our fate... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aba b cdcd efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010011 010111011 01011001 01000100 01110011 11011101 11011101 01010101 11011111 11100011 11010101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we is repeated.

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

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

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