This is an analysis of the poem Junk that begins with:

Huru Welandes
worc ne geswiceσ? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaX XbXcdaefXbgbbXXeffeechXXbhdeibdXgbiififbXbbiidgXefbaaeebcXicX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,61,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 11110 1010 101101 1100 10 1110 011010 001101 011100 01001 110010 0101 100010 01011 101 1011 01010 101100 10110 10111 011100 01001 10001 10010 00111 10110 0110 11110 11001 101110 101010 1001 10110 11010 101110 10011 1001 10101 01010 11010 110111 11010 10011 10101 01010 0110 11010 1110010 01110 01110 0010011 010010 00101 101001 11010 1001 001001 1111 111010 001010 00101 11100 1010 1101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1387
  • Average number of words per stanza: 121
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, for, its are repeated.

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

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