This is an analysis of the poem To One In Sorrow that begins with:

Let me come in where you are weeping, friend,
And let me take your hand....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba Xcac Xaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111101 111111 1111010111 1101 1110110101 011011 1111111101 11101 11101110101 1111 1111010111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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 To One In Sorrow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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