This is an analysis of the poem My Thanks, that begins with:

ACCOMPANYING MANUSCRIPTS PRESENTED TO A FRIEND.
'T is said that in the Holy Land... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abab cccc adad dede fgfg fhfh eheh cdcd haha idid dcdc djdj aiai dcdc jaja fcfc kaka
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01000101010001 101100101 01000111 01010101 110101 110101001 11111111 01110100 111011 11000101 010100101 01001101 1101001 11011011 11110111 11010101 111101 11010001 11110101 11110101 010011 01011101 11010101 01100101 110011 11011101 11010101 11010111 110101 11111111 01111101 01110101 010101 01011101 01111101 11011101 010101 11011101 11010001 11110101 0101001 11111111 11011101 11010111 110001 11000111 010011101 10110101 110011 11110101 01110111 11001101 110111 11010101 111100111 11011101 1100101 110010111 11110111 010010101 1001101 1101011001 110111110 01110101 0111010 11110111 11010101 0101001001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 69
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

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  • summary of My Thanks,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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