This is an analysis of the poem To A Friend, that begins with:

WHO SENT ME FLOWERS, WHEN CONFINED BY
ILLNESS.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XabbaaXacc aaddXbee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,10,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101011 10 11011110 01110101 101110101 01000101 0110001010 110101010 111101010 101010011 11110101 11011101 11001101 11001101 01010011 1101000111 111101010 11010111 110001001 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To A Friend,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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