This is an analysis of the poem Counsel In Sorrow. that begins with:

How poor is comfort when the loss is great,
And vain all counsel to assuage a tear!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbaccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 1111000101 0101001100 1111011111 11010100100 01101001101 1001010101 1101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 336
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Counsel In Sorrow.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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