This is an analysis of the poem The Soul In Sorrow that begins with:

With kind compassion hear my cry
O Jesu, Lord of life, on high!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcceeffgghhaaiiaajjkkaaddggbbggggllmmnn
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 46,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 11010111 11010101 01011101 01110101 11010111 11010101 11110111 11110101 11010101 11010101 11111111 11010111 11010101 11010111 01010101 11110111 01010101 11011101 11111101 1010111 1011111 1111000 11110111 0110101 11110111 11111101 11110011 11011101 11010101 11111101 01010101 11010101 11010101 11011101 01010011 11010101 01110101 1111111 01110101 11010111 11111100 11011111 01010111 11010111 11101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1599
  • Average number of words per stanza: 303
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • 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; my, of, and, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, thy are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase joy connects the lines.

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  • summary of The Soul In Sorrow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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