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

My heart has grown rich with the passing of years,
I have less need now than when I was young ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcXc bdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001000 1111111111 0111010010 1111001011 0010111111 01111101010 110110101 110111001 1011101111 1011111101 0011110001 111011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, with, and, i, them are repeated.

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

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

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