This is an analysis of the poem A Misunderstanding that begins with:

I crave of you pardon to-day,
Yesterday I was mad when I spoke;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdcecXbebacec Xada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011001 101111111 101011011 111101111 101101101 10101001 101001011 01111101 11101011 11001001 101011001 01111101 011101001 11101011 011011101 111011011 11001101 11111001 111111111 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

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  • summary of A Misunderstanding;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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