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

My angel remembers
Joys of former times....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXaacXdaaXbadXXbdcXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 10101 110001 010111 011011 101101 101110110 00100111 1011111 111011 0111110 10100111 01001101 1101011101 1110011 1110111 0111101 01001000101 1101101011 1110001100 010111010 11001 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 709
  • Average number of words per stanza: 127
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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