This is an analysis of the poem Assurance that begins with:

You will never be alone, you hear so deep
a sound when autumn comes. Yellow...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXbbaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10100011111 01110110 1010111 1010101000101 01110111 010010101 10100011 0101011101 11011011101 111101111 1101011101 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 482
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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