This is an analysis of the poem The Approach that begins with:

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That childish thoughts such joys inspire,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbbXX Xccddee XffXagg Xhheeii Xddhhgg Xdciicc XaaiieX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11011101 11110101010 01011111 0101010101 01101101 1100010100 1 10111011 10111100011 11010011 1101001101 11110101 1111110101 1 11110111 1011001101 11111010 11111101001 11011111 1011101111 1 11010101 0101110101 11111101 1111111101 11011001 0111111101 1 11011101 1101100101 11110101 11011111101 10011101 1101110111 1 01010111 1101010101 10011101 110100101 01100001 00110100100 1 11010101 0111010101 010010111 1111010101 11010100 010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, our are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word in is repeated.

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

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