This is an analysis of the poem Eveningsong At Bellosguardo that begins with:

Chi vuol esser lieto, sia:
di doman non c'e certezza....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX aXbccaccXacX ddddXdbdcdcd ececcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,12,12,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1110101 11011100 0101010 001010011101 0101010111 1101010111 0100010111 1101010101 11010111001 1101010101 0101011101 0101010101 0101010101 01010001011 01010010101 010011110011 1111010001 1111101101 1010000101 1100000101 1101110101 1100010011 111111101 11010100011 0101010001 1101010101 1011010101 01010010111 1011010101 0111010101 10110101001 1001010101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Eveningsong At Bellosguardo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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