This is an analysis of the poem The Pleasures Of Hope (Excerpt) that begins with:

PART I (excerpt)
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbccddeecc ffcXgggg eehhcciX eXbbiibb jjbbjjddff ddjjiiffii hheeddaajj X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,8,8,8,10,10,10,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101 110011100101 1101011101 10001010111 0101010101 110101000101 1101010001 1011010101 11010111001 10010100101 1101010101 1101110101 1111010101 11001010101 01001010110 1011000101 100111100101 110010101001 1001010101 11110000101 11001010101 10100111010101 0111110101 1101011101 1101110101 1111110111 11100100010 1111010101 010100111000 1111010111 1101110101 11001011101 0111011101 11001010001 1011011101 0101011101 01011100101 11001000101 1001100101 110100101001 1001110001 10010010101 1011110101 1101010111 110111001 0111110101 11001010111 11110100101 01110100101 0101010101 1011010101 11010010101 0101110101 11110010101 1101010101 11010110101 1101010001 1111110111 1101010101 1111010101 1101110001 11011100101 01110111001 1101010101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 385
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, to, in are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Pleasures Of Hope (Excerpt);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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