This is an analysis of the poem Troilus And Cressida that begins with:

Can life be a blessing,
Or worth the possessing,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababab aacdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110010 110010 11001001001 11111111110 11101101101 1110110110010 11101011110001 010010 010010 01001001011 11001110010 100111011001 1010010011010 111111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 305
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.

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

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