This is an analysis of the poem To Each His Destiny that begins with:
Sorrow and joy hand in hand go together,
Fortune, misfortune as neighbours do dwell,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababccc adadeee efefbbb ghghccc XXaXfff ababddX ececccc caXaiii
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111011010 1001011011 11010010110 1111101011 1101 0111 1001011101 11110110110 10011110101 10010011010 10010010101 1101 0101 1001111011 10110010110 1011011001 1001110000010 1111111101 10111 1111 1001011101 10010110010 1011000011 11111010010 01110110011 1111 1101 1001101101 10010111100 1001011001 11011011110 1101001110 1111 1101 1001111101 11110111010 10111111101 11010111010 1011111001 1011 1111 1101011101 11110011010 1001001111 10011111010 1011111001 1011 1001 1001100101 11111110010 11111110010 11111110010 11011101010 1101 1011 1001110001
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 56
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; and, s, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word let is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase glitter connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of To Each His Destiny;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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