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

Thou see'st me, Lucia, this year droop;
Three zodiacs fill'd more, I shall stoop;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXbbccXXddbXeecX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011 11011111 11010100 01110100 11111101 01010011 10111101 11110111 11110101 01000110 1001011 111111010 01111111 1111010 10111101 01010101 11011011 011100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 600
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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