This is an analysis of the poem Aloha Oe that begins with:
It's more than just an easy word for casual good-bye;
It's gayer than a greeting and it's sadder than a sigh;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccXXddaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 01111101110001 01010101010101 01010100010001 01010101100101 01010100111101 01101101011101 01000111010011 01011101110111 01000101110101 01010101111101 01111101110101 00010100110101 010101001010101 01011111111001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 784
- Average number of words per stanza: 145
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 55 (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; it's, than, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it's is repeated.
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- summary of Aloha Oe;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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