This is an analysis of the poem Here, At A Meagre Earth that begins with:

Here, at a meagre earth, despondent
And listless stare the dull grey skies,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010 11010111 110101010 010101001 010111010 11011101 110101010 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Here, At A Meagre Earth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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