This is an analysis of the poem Elegy Xiii. To A Friend, On Some Slight Occasion Estranged From Him that begins with:
Health to my friend, and many a cheerful day!
Around his seat may peaceful shades abide!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab caca bdbd Xccc bebe cbcb fgfg acac hghX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 10111100101 0101110101 1101010101 1111110101 1111011101 1011010101 11110101101 1101010101 1001110101 1101010101 1101110101 1101111101 10110111001 1101011101 1001010111 11010101001 1001111101 1101010101 10010100101 0111011101 11111101001 1101110101 1111010101 1100010001 1111110111 1111010101 11110101001 1101111111 1111011101 1111010101 1111010101 1101010001 1011001111 11110010101 1111011111 0101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- Analysis of Elegy Xv. In Memory Of A Private Family In Worcestershire
- Analysis of Elegy Xvi. He Suggests The Advantage Of Birth To A Person Of Merit
