This is an analysis of the poem No Worst, There Is None that begins with:

No worst, there is none. Pitched past pitch of grief,
More pangs will, schooled at forepangs, wilder wring.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaX bX cdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1110111101 11011100101 1001101100 10100110101 111111000101 1110111110111 111111011101 101101111010 1011110101 10111100101 1111111111 1010111111 110010100111 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of No Worst, There Is None;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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