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

They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
I've thought it over many a solemn hour,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaabcccXX adaadedeed afaafdgddg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111101 110101001010 1101010111 1111110001 11010101010 1101110111 1110110101 1101010101 11011011100 1101001101 1101011111 0111110101 11010100101 1101011101 1101000101 0101010111 1001010001 11011010101 1101011101 1101000101 1111110101 0101010101 0101010111 1001010101 0101010001 0101010111 0101111101 0101110101 1101010101 1110010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 427
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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