This is an analysis of the poem Dead Joys that begins with:

Moan on with thy loud changeless wail,
Desolate sea,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcad efgfhgf hgchgcg chghcghXebcedcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111001 1001 1011000101 1111110111 0101011101 0101110111 0001001100 11010111001 0101 1111001111 0101011111 10110011111 1111011101 0101010101 10111100100 0101 0111001101 101001011101 0011110101 10101100101 1100011101 1111011111 1101 1101011101 1111011101 11110101001 1111111111 1001011101 0111011111 1111 1111011101 1111000101 1111111100 00101001101 1111001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Dead Joys;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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