This is an analysis of the poem Social Amenities that begins with:

I am getting on well with this anecdote,
When suddenly I recall...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbaXadXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101100101 1100101 0101111001 110111010101 0111001001 0101001001 0111011 1111101101 1111110 110101011 11100100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 472
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word of is repeated.

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  • summary of Social Amenities;
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  • history of its creation;
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