This is an analysis of the poem A Meeting With Despair that begins with:

AS evening shaped I found me on a moor
Which sight could scarce sustain:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dadX cece fcfc dgdg hXhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101111101 111101 0111010011 110101 10111110011101 110101 1101000101 1011001 1101110101 010101 0111110111 10010100000 1101100111 111100 1101010100 010100 0100101101 011101 11110010111 101101 100111100111 01001001 100111001101 111100 10101100011101 1101110 111111101001 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of A Meeting With Despair;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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