This is an analysis of the poem Restless Longing that begins with:
By each aim to which I strive,
Longing on life's way; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaabcb XdcdefXf ghghcece
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111 10111 0111111 11111 1111101 11111 1010 1010001 11110110 011111 10111110 10101 1001111 10101 1010 1010001 1111010 00101 101100110 1111101 11111010 11011101 1010 0011101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, wanting, onward are repeated.
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- summary of Restless Longing;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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