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

WE are so tired, my heart and I.
Of all things here beneath the sky ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccbb ddee ffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101111 01110101 11011111 10010001 111101111 11011111 11010101 11010101 10110111 001000101 11010101 11000101 111101111 11111101 11011101 01010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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