This is an analysis of the poem Plagued By Woes that begins with:

Plagued by woes.
And a grief that keeps miseries, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabXcadaX acXceacb efXXfadbcec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 10111100 11100101 01011110 10101 0110101 101110 1010010101 1111100 0010110 0011110 111110100100 01010001101 10100100100 11110 11010011101 10100110 0111101001 0100111 1100110111 011100101 001001 111100001 1010001 010101110 1111101100 00100010101001 00010001011001 11111011 101011100000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 346
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of Plagued By Woes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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