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

I grow so weary, someway, of all things
That love and loving have vouchsafed to me,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXbcXdedede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11110100011 11110110001 1111010100 1101000111 0111010100 1101010101 0101010100 10011100100 01010101111 0101011101 0101001100 1101001101 0101110011 0101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 581
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; of is repeated.

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

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

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