This is an analysis of the poem Wholesomeness To Thirst that begins with:

A flourishing to nourish with it to prosper,
Has gone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDDBE BFGFCH ABCBDDBE BFGFCH hddhXX CBDDBXe XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,8,6,6,7,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001000010 11 1001010010 111 1010001 00101011 1001001 11001111010 11101001100 11101001011 110100 01110101 1110110 00110101101 010001000010 11 1001010010 111 1010001 00101011 1001001 11001111010 11101001100 11101001011 110100 01110101 1110110 00110101101 1111 1101001 1100100100000100 011 11100111 11111001011 1001010010 11 1010001 00101011 1001001 11001 100101110111010 10 101001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • 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; to, and, someone are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words someone, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Wholesomeness To Thirst;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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