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

I wish to God I never saw you, Mag.
I wish you never quit your job and came along with me. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXbbccXdcXXAd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101110111 11110111110101 1111010101011 11011000111100100 1111111101110110 1111111011011101 1110111110101 111011010010100111 11011101 111111011 1010011011 100111111 1101110111 1101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 681
  • Average number of words per stanza: 145
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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; i, to, never, wish, you, and, for are repeated.

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

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

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