This is an analysis of the poem A Tribute To The Memory Of Mr. Richard Folds that begins with:

This truth may to Christians in darkness be shrouded,
While mourning for friends in the grave newly laid,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa bcbc dede bfbf dgdg hihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011010010010 11011001101 1010111010100 010111011001 110010111010 01111011101 111110001010 11010001011 011110011010 11011001111 011010100010 01011001101 111110011010 11001111011 0110101100010 11011101001 010010001010 01101111111 111011001010 11101011011 111010011011 11001111111 010110111101 11111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of A Tribute To The Memory Of Mr. Richard Folds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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