This is an analysis of the poem Angels Of The Love Affair that begins with:

'Angels of the love affair, do you know that other,
the dark one, that other me? '...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 97
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, that, you, take, as, in, and, i, have, hole, where, your, me, let, once are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, as, i, that are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Angels Of The Love Affair;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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