This is an analysis of the poem Justice that begins with:

Huts of childhood are in autumn,
Decayed hamlet; dark shapes,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a b b b c X a c X d X d c aXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 011011 101000101 110100111 11111 1001100110 0100100101 111110 100111 00111010110 1000100100001 111011001 10101101 0111001101 11010010010 1010000111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 36
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Justice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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