This is an analysis of the poem Late Wisdom that begins with:

WE'VE trod the maze of error round,
   Long wandering in the winding glade; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc dedebaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 110000101 11010101 11011111 110100111 11010111 11010101 11010101 11111111 11010011 11010101 11010101 11011111 11010111 11110111 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 369
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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