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

Accursed be the hour of that sad day
The careless potter put his hand to thee,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbbb cdcd cbXb eXeXXaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10000100111 0101010101 1101010101 1101111101 1101110110 1111110111 1110001011 01101111000 1111111111 0111011001 1101011101 0101010101 1101110101 1101011101 0111010100 1111011101 11001111101 1101110100 0101110101 1111011000 1011111101 1111011100 1101111101 0101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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