This is an analysis of the poem Lost Note, The that begins with:

In winter-time one steadfast hope I had:
When rains should cease to fall, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba abba caac deed XffX gddg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101111111 111101 111101 0101110101 1111100111 110111 111101 0100111101 0111010001 010101 111101 0101011101 0100010101 10010010 0101010 1101010111 1111011111 010101 010111 0100110100 0111110011 010101 110110 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Lost Note, The;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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