This is an analysis of the poem O Poor People that begins with:

Let us invoke a healthy heart-breaking
Towards the horrible world:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaa bcbXb cXcb dXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010110 0101001 1111110 111110101 0100101 0100101010001 10101001 1111 110101 01000010101 010101101110 11100111010010 11001110100100 010011001001 01011001011011 10110111001 010100101000 11001010010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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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