This is an analysis of the poem Courage 3 that begins with:

In the shadow of the grave
I will be brave;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbb ccaaaa ccddee ffXXgg hhddii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011001 1001 111110 10101 011011 1101 110111 1101 111111 1101 111111 0101 111111 1111 111101 1011 101101 1101 110111 1101 010101 0111 110111 0101 001111 1101 110111 1111 110111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines grieve is repeated).

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  • summary of Courage 3;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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