This is an analysis of the poem Belated Bard that begins with:

The songs I made from joy of earth
In wanton wandering,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefghgh cXcXchch cfcfaiai
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 010100 11000101 1100001 11011101 1100001 10000111 010101 11010011 111101 11010101 010001 011010111 110010 11101101 111001 1001101111 10001010 11011101 110110100 11110111 101101 11111101 011001 11110101 110101 11010101 110101 11110101 101101 01011101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 368
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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