This is an analysis of the poem The Pilgrim From The East that begins with:

It is a pilgrim coming from the East.
There had been to seek a balmy flower...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbca dccceef fbdeXa agXegc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0001010001 1100101010 11000100100 01010001000 01001001010 1001010011 1101010101 1100011101 1111010011 11010101110 11000010101 11010100010 1100010001 1101010101 1101010101 0100110 1101110 010111 1101010101 100011101111 0101001 10110100 1101010111 10100101 010111001 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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 The Pilgrim From The East;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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