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

Mist clogs the sunshine.
Smoky dwarf houses... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXd Xebbb febfa bbghc cdaei bjfhb hkkkc bbaka bjbil bmXkX emeda eeeXc geXbj hekbl Xagab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 10110 111101 01100 1111 11110 10110 101001 11010 1101 11010 101101 101100 01010 1101 11110 10110 011100 11010 1111 10111 11110 111101 11110 1101 11110 00111 100100 01110 1111 11010 10111 100101 11011 1101 10011 10111 100111 11001 1101 11110 10111 100101 11010 11001 01110 10110 111100 01001 11110 01110 10110 110101 01010 11001 01010 00110 101100 11010 0111 010110 01110 111000 11010 1111 01110 10110 110101 01110 0111 11010 10111 110100 11011 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 75
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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