This is an analysis of the poem Whimper Of Sympathy that begins with:
Hawk or shrike has done this deed
Of downy feathers: rueful sight!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba abbX cdecde
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111101 01010101 11000001 110100101 11011111 01010101 11111101 01000101 1001001 01001001 010010010 01011001 10101101 110110010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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- summary of Whimper Of Sympathy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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