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

The wayfarer,
Perceiving the pathway to truth, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXbXXbXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100 01001101 1100100 0110101 10011 10111111 001100 1011111 101001 10011011 100111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 337
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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