This is an analysis of the poem Year's End that begins with:

The fingers lie in the lap,
separate, lonely, as in the field ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd eeccaX fXdbXbXbXXegXdbghXhdeXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001 101101001 0101101 10111 1101000101 01101 10010100101 111110110 010101001 1011 011000011 11100 1101110101 10101110 01010 0111 10101111 1111 1011011 01100110 10010101 10111001 11010101 1110111101 111101011 010101 01010001 11010110 0101111 1001101 101111001 100011 1110110001 010010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 398
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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.

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  • summary of Year's End;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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