This is an analysis of the poem The Gourd that begins with:

As once for Jonah, so the Lord
To soothe and cheer my mournful hours,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cccc dcdc aaaa aeae fbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 011111010 01110101 11011101 01011101 11010011 01010011 11111101 110100101 01011101 01011101 01010101 11011101 11010101 11010111 01111111 01011101 11110111 01010101 11110101 11110111 11110101 01001101 11110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, i are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Gourd;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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