This is an analysis of the poem Opposition that begins with:

Of fret, of dark, of thorn, of chill,
Complain no more; for these, O heart,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abab bcbc XdXd ebeb afafXAdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 01111111 01010000 11010101 010111101 01110001 11001101 11010100 01110110 01101001 010101000 011001001 10010101 11110111 01001101 11010001 11110101 01010101 11011101 01010101 01010101 01111111 10010000 01011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; of, dark, with are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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