This is an analysis of the poem Change In Recurrence that begins with:

I
I stood at the gate of the cot... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababaaaa X cXcXdcdc X efefghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11101001 111001101 11101101 01011111 11011001 1110011001 11001011 11001111 1 11001101 01011001 101101101 101101001 010111001 101111101 11101001 111101101 1 11101001 001011111 11001011 11011001 101011010 01001101 01101001 111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; their is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, no, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.

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  • summary of Change In Recurrence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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