This is an analysis of the poem They Will Be Done that begins with:

Not in dumb resignation
We lift our hands on high, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdaba eXXdcaXa ecXcaaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 111111 110100100 100111 11011010 110101 11010101 111001 1101110 010101 11111111 010101 01110111 111111 110010111 110101 10010101 010101 11011101 110101 01010101 0111001 11011111 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; no, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thy, no are repeated.

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  • summary of They Will Be Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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