This is an analysis of the poem Girl's Lament that begins with:

In the years when we were
all children, this inclining...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcXa XbcdXe dXeffe X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000110 1100100 000111110 101110 111110 111111 011100010 11101011 1111010 11011101 11011110110 1111101 11011101 10001011 10101011 11011010 111010101 0111111 1111 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; one's, and, as are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Girl's Lament;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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