This is an analysis of the poem Sounds Of Grief that begins with:

Must I remind you, Cleis,
that sounds of grief...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 1101 110100 01011 11111 10001 10 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Sounds Of Grief;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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