This is an analysis of the poem To Hafiz that begins with:

THOUGH gifts like thine the fates gave not to me,
One thing, O Hafiz, we both hold in fee—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbcdcXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011101 1111011101 1011110111 1111110001 0101100101 0110110101 0100100101 0101011101 1111011101 1101110011 1111011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 491
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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