This is an analysis of the poem To One In Grief that begins with:

SIMON the Cyrenean bore
The Cross of Christ up Calvary Hill. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dededd afafgg heheii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001 010111001 1010101 10111100 11110101 11110111 111111001 11010111 11110101 11010101 11111111 01111101 11011111 11110111 11011111 11110101 10110111 01010011 10011011 11010001 11110101 11010101 110111111 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 word and is repeated.

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  • summary of To One In Grief;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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