This is an analysis of the poem 'Paid Off' that begins with:
Haul down the flag, and put the guns ashore:
Poor boat, they do not need you any more....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXccddbXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 1101110101 1111111101 1101100110 1111110101 1101010111 1101001101 1111000101 1101001101 1111110110 110110011 1111010101 1101010111 1011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 504
- Average number of words per stanza: 105
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i are repeated.
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- summary of 'Paid Off';
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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