This is an analysis of the poem The Deportation that begins with:

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In vain, in vain, in vain!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbbdccb XefgcgfebhchbcciiX bjkibklilaXlijgddminmn Xgoogpqpqbkckcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,18,22,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 010101 1001110111 1101111111 10001001101 111101 11001010001 1101110011 0101110101 0101 1 0111111111 11110101110 01110011001 1111011100 1011010101 110101101110 1100110111 11011101101 1100010111 0111011001 1111100111 1111101101 01010011101 1001111101 1101011101 1101110101 001101101100 0101011111 1101011100 1011011101 1101010101 0101010011 0011010011 1001010101 1100111101 1111110011 1011011001 11000100101 11001110111 1100011100 1011111100 1111011101 0111101101 111010101111 1101110101 111110110101 0101111101 0111011111 1011010011 1 110111 1100001 110101 011001 1100111 00111001 11111101001 1010110111 1111101101 0100111101 1101111011 1100100111 10100111001 1000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 661
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, vain, you, rise, and, your, to are repeated.

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

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