This is an analysis of the poem Life-Weary that begins with:
O Thou that walkest with nigh hopeless feet
Past the one harbour, built for thee and thine....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab caca dada
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1111001101 1011011111 1111000101 11010101101 1011011111 11001010101 111011101 0101000101 1101111111 0111011101 1101111101 1111011111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word at is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Life-Weary;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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