This is an analysis of the poem The Obligation Of Friendship that begins with:

You ought to be fine for the sake of the folks
Who think you are fine. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcc adcdee bfcfdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101001 11111 01011011011 01001 011011101001 11110011011 11001101001 101111 11011001111 11101 011010001011 111011101001 11011001011 101011 001001001101 101111 101101111111 000111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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; you, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Obligation Of Friendship;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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