This is an analysis of the poem Burden-Bearers that begins with:

Burden-bearers are we all,
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aAaAbbcbcbdbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1010111 111 1010011 111 1010101 11101 1111011101 11 1101111101 01 1101011101 11 0111010101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 352
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Burden-Bearers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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