This is an analysis of the poem L'Envoi To "Life's Handicap" that begins with:

My new-cut ashlar takes the light
Where crimson-blank the windows flare;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dXde dcdc fgfg ehehXcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 11010101 11110101 110101111 01000111 11010101 11110111 11110101 11010101 11100010 01100101 01110100 11110101 11000101 100110011 11010101 011101010 01010111 110111010 11011101 11011001 01110011 00011111 11110111 11110011 11001111 11011101 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; my, i, thee, to, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, thou are repeated.

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  • summary of L'Envoi To "Life's Handicap";
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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