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

Hope on, hope on, O restless heart!
Though dark the hour may be- ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcc cdadaa daeaee Xfffbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 1101010 110011101 010111 11110101 11111001 110101011 010101 11100101 110101 11010111 11100101 11110101 1010111 11001101 110101 11111101 01011111 11000101 110001 11010111 010001 11011101 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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