This is an analysis of the poem On The New Year that begins with:
FATE now allows us,
'Twixt the departing...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a b XcX d dc X e edf a ad g X aha i i h i f fjX e Xj i g gjf i ij X b bki XXfk
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,3,1,2,1,1,3,1,2,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,3,1,2,1,1,3,1,2,1,1,3,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011 10010 10100 1000 11010 10010 10110 1011 10010 11110 10110 1111 11110 10111 10111 1001 11010 10010 10110 1011 110100 10010 10010 1101 11010 10010 11110 1101 10010 01010 11100 1111 10011 10010 11010 1011 11110 10011 10011 1111 10110 10110 11010 1101 11010 11110 11110 0001
- Amount of stanzas: 31
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 29
- Average number of words per stanza: 5
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of On The New Year;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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