This is an analysis of the poem Untitled 5 that begins with:

An exile captive, severed from his home,
Torn from the friends he loved in life's sweet spring; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff ghghee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111010001 10011101101 1101110111 1001111111 1011010101 010101011101 1101110101 1101011101 01001011001 1101010111 01011100101 111101110101 1101010111 1101111100 1111010111 1101010100 1111110101 010101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Untitled 5;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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