This is an analysis of the poem Joy And Sorrow that begins with:

As a fisher-boy I fared
To the black rock in the sea,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba Xb cb c a da dc cc c d ed ef cfXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 0011001 1111101 1011100 1010001 1010101 1010101 1011101 1111001 10110111 1110101 1010101 1010111 1011101 0011111 1011101 1110101 1110001 1110101 1011101 1011101 1110011 1011101 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 48
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Joy And Sorrow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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