This is an analysis of the poem Let's Go that begins with:

'There isn't any business,' wailed the sad and gloomy man;
'I haven't made a dollar since the armistice began.' ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1007
  • Average number of words per stanza: 188
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, too, much, time, we've, long are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Let's Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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