This is an analysis of the poem To A Younger Child that begins with:

A Similar Occasion, 17 September, 1825.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabbccddddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001010101 1101110010 1101110110 1001100101 0010110101 0100101101 1101101011 11101001111 100111101 1011111011 1101111101 101101001 101101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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  • history of its creation;
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