This is an analysis of the poem Tomorrow that begins with:

Lord, what am I, that with unceasing care
Thou did'st seek after me, that Thou did'st wait...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabbbb cddXcX X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111100101 1111011111 1001010111 1101010101 1101011011 11011101011 01100001001 1101010111 11110010101 10110011111 1101011111 11110011010 0111010101 1101011101011 1100110010 0010010010010001011011010010010101110111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Tomorrow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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