This is an analysis of the poem To The New-Born that begins with:

A BLESSING on thy head, thou child of many hopes and fears!
A rainbow-welcome thine hath been, of mingled smiles and tears.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb bbXX ccdd eeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01011111010111 01110110010111 110111010011101 101010111110111 11110111011101 11111101101101 110101111100100 110101111111111 01011101111101 101110101111111 01111101111111 11101111011101 111101111100010 01110110100101110 11110101111011001 10110101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 64 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • 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; thou, and, thy, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of To The New-Born;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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