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

I hold your trembling hand to-night-- and yet
I may not know what wealth of bliss is mine,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11110010111 1111110101 1101010001 0111001111 1111110101 1101011111 1101010001 1111010101 1101001101 1111111101 0101110111 1111110100 0101000100 11011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 596
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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