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

Forget the suffering
You caused others....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXAbcca cadcc bdXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100 1110 010100 1011 010111 0110111 110111010 011101001 1101111010 011111 0111011111 111101101 0100100101 1101101 11111 0101011110 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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