This is an analysis of the poem Lost But Safe that begins with:

Lost the little one roams about,
Pathway or shelter none can find;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababaXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10101101 11110111 1011101 11010101 00110111 10101101 11101001 101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Lost But Safe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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