This is an analysis of the poem If Grief For Grief Can Touch Thee that begins with:

If grief for grief can touch thee,
If answering woe for woe, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca XdXd Xeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111111 0100111 0101111 1011 1100110 111100 1111110 1111 1101010 1100111 0111010 1101 110101 1111001 1111011 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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  • summary of If Grief For Grief Can Touch Thee;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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