This is an analysis of the poem Goodbye that begins with:
GOODBYE - O ungrateful child!
You said to me - goodbye -? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbc Ade bbf ageg XXa hcd Xbac Xhh AXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,4,3,3,4,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110101 110111 1010010 010101001 11101 0010111 110110 111001 0011111 001011 110111 10101 01011010 10101 011001 1001001 01000100101 110100101 010011 011001 10010010 110111 0010101001 01011101 011101 1010111 010011 11101 11111010 11110101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
- Average number of words per stanza: 18
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of Goodbye;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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