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

Farewell to one now silenced quite,
Sent out of hearing, out of sight,-- ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabba ccbbc ddaad eeffeXffaaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11010101 11011111 10110110 11110101 11110111 01110101 11111101 11110101 00110111 11110101 11110101 01110111 11110011 01010101 11110111 01010101 10110101 11000101 110111101 101101010 11011101 11010101 11111111 111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; of, nor are repeated.

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

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