This is an analysis of the poem Rich & Poor; Or Saint & Sinner that begins with:

The poor man's sins are glaring;
In the face of ghostly warning... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabba ccbbc cdbbd deffe Xgffg Xgbbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110 00101010 101001 01011 101101110 0111110 00101110 10101 001001 111011010 0111010 1101010 01111 001011 1101010 0111010 10101011 01111 10101 101111011 0111010 101000100 01111 0110001 101110100 01100100 0010010100 101101 001001 1010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Rich & Poor; Or Saint & Sinner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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