This is an analysis of the poem Impromptu (Iv) that begins with:

Sorrow and sin, and suffering and strife,
Have been cast in the waters of my life;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1011110011 1010010011 1111110011 111110100 110101011001 11011000101 11100011101 011110001 1001100101 0100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 436
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, still are repeated.

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

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