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

My grief no mortals know,
...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A Ba ba b a ba bAXB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,1,1,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 01010 010101 11010 110111 01010 111111 11010 0111001 11010 111101 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 34
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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