This is an analysis of the poem Zacchaeus that begins with:
To whom the heavy burden clings,
It yet may serve him like a staff;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dXdX efef dgdX dfdX gXgg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01010101 01111101 11010101 01010101 0110101 01010111 01010101 11011101 10011111 111111110 01010111 11010101 11010101 01011011 11010001 11010101 10111101 10111101 01100101 11010001 10010111 11111101 01110111 011101010 10010100 010101001 11110101 11011111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; he is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Zacchaeus;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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