This is an analysis of the poem The Summer Argument that begins with:

SHE wants to go unto the shore,
And pack her trunk...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gcgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001 1101 01111101 1111 11111111 11001 11110111 1001 11110111 1101 11010111 1111 11010111 0101 11011101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of The Summer Argument;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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