This is an analysis of the poem Why Weepest Thou? that begins with:

Why weepest thou?
A few more hours dreary,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbaccaADccdeedD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 0111010 11100110 0101010111 1010101 1010101 010101111 1101 010101 110101 1011001 1001010101 1101001 110101 11101100101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 484
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; he is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.

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  • summary of Why Weepest Thou?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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