This is an analysis of the poem A Little Memory that begins with:

White in the moonlight,
Wet with dew,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdad aefe edcfXfaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 101 111010 0101 11010 1101 1100100 0101 1101 111 1110 111 10110 1101 10110 110 10110 1111 11110 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of A Little Memory;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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