This is an analysis of the poem Weary Of The World, And With Heaven Most Dear that begins with:

Farewell, world, farewell
As thrall here I’m weary and no more will dwell,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXAA ccddXAA eeffaAA ffggaAA hhiiaAA ddffaAA hhjjaAA kkffaAA aaddlLL ggbbgLL ffmmlLL bbcclLL bbeenLL ffccnLLXeeffnLL
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 11111011101 01011011111 11010111001 11111111010 11001 11001 11101 10101001011 11101111001 11101011001 11111111010 11001 11001 10111 11001011001 11111011101 11111011011 11111111101 11001 11001 11011 11101011001 11101001011 11111001101 11111010101 11001 11001 11011 11111001111 11001111111 11101111001 11011001101 11001 11001 11011 11101111011 11011011101 11011011111 11101111111 11001 11001 11011 111010001001 11010011001 11111001011 11101001101 11001 11001 11001 11011001011 11101011101 11101011111 11111001101 11001 11001 11111 11101111101 11001011101 0101001001 11101011111 01011 01011 11010 010100001011 11011001001 11111111110 11011001111 01011 01011 11011 01101101101 11011001100 11001101011 11001111101 01011 01011 11001 01111001001 01101011001 01001001101 11101011011 01011 01011 01101 11001101101 11001111101 11001101011 10111111001 01011 01011 11101 11011111011 11001110011 01001001101 01011101011 01011 01011 11011 11011011001 11011111111 01111101101 11111101001 01011 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 105
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; tis, and, all, my, your, you, that, with, love are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, tis, you, with, no, my are repeated.

    The author used the same words ah, my at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines all, safe are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words all, safe at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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