This is an analysis of the poem Untitled 1 that begins with:

I gladly would sing in a joyous strain,
But my heart of its joy is bereft; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdbdbdefefcdcdgaga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101100101 111001001 11111011111 10101001 1101111001 1100101 100101111001 10100101 111111101 1101111 1010100101 11101101 1010110111 101101111 111100111 10111100 110100100 10101111 111110101 11110101 11100111101 00110101 110111101 0100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 926
  • Average number of words per stanza: 186
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Untitled 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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