This is an analysis of the poem Bored And Sad that begins with:

It's boring and sad, and there's no one around
In times of my spirit's travail......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX XXcc bXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011111101 01011001 100010111010010 101111010 010011011010 11001101 0110101111 11001101 101010110110 1110111011 11001011001 01011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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  • summary of Bored And Sad;
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  • history of its creation;
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