This is an analysis of the poem To J.Q. that begins with:

WHAT are the things that make life bright?
A star gleam in the night....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 011001 11110101 011001 11010101 010101 11110101 0100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of To J.Q.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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