This is an analysis of the poem When They Moan that begins with:

When they moan...
They are much upset....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abc AddcA cddAXcaXXA DAACAX XACXAXXDAXACXAXXDAXAA dcXXbdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,10,6,21,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 11101 1010101 111 11101 11111 11 111 1110101 101101 11011010111 111 000101010 01101 1100010111 111001010 11 111 010101 11 0010111 011 1011101 10101 1100 0010111 011 1100 1011101 10101 1100 010101 11 1100 0010111 011 1100 1011101 10101 1100 010101 11 1100 0010111 111 1000 0101010110 0100001001000 111001 110111010 11101011010 111 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

    The author used the same word when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word moan at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of When They Moan;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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