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

What were this life without her?
Joy, whose young face is sweet... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xcac XdXd cece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010 111101 0111010 110101 0111110 111111 1111110 1100001 1101010 110101 111001011 111101 1101110 110111 0101110 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • 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.

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

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