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

This I remember clearly: from stone to stepping-stone
I bore you in my arms across the quiet stream. . . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbX cXXc XaaX dccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010010101 111011010101 1111111111001 0110110111100 1110111100101 1011110111010 1011010101010 101011110101 1100101010101 110001110111 01011110101 0101001110100 0101010101011 110101110111 110101111101 0101010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • 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, in, and, of are repeated.

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

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

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