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

In tears to her mother poor Harriet came,
Let us listen to hear what she says:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cacX dede fgfg hhhh fdfd bcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001011001 111001111 101110001001 11011001 1001111101011 110010010 11101111001 1111100101 1010111011001 01101101 11011111101 01101001 101001011001 11101001 11001101011 11001001 101101001011 01101011 11011011001 01100111 101101011001 01111001 11011011001 11001001 101011011011 01001011 11011001111 101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, our are repeated.

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

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

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