This is an analysis of the poem Hope that begins with:

Fairer than any flower
Of summer’s hour, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcddXdc EAbbfaggEA fhfhXh iijikkjjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 01010 101101 1101 001101 1101 111100 111111 0101 110101 0100 110001 110111 010100 1100 1111 110111 110101 0100 110101 1011 110101 1101 110011 111111 100111 111101 0101 110101 111101 0011 110111 111101 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hope, that, of, where are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words fair, what, hope are repeated.

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  • summary of Hope;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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