This is an analysis of the poem Man Carrying Bale that begins with:

The tough hand closes gently on the load;
Out of the mind, a voice... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbXcd edbXacde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111010101 100101 111010100111 101111 1011010101 11010101010 110101 11010101 11010010001 101101 1101010001 100111 1111011101 11010001110 110111 1001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Man Carrying Bale;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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