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

Yes, you have it; I can see.
Beautiful?… Dear, look at me! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbb ccddd aaddd bbeee ccddd ffaaa ccddd ccgggXaaccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 1001111 1111101 1010100 10011 1010111 1010101 1000111 1010111 10011 1111101 0010101 1011101 1110011 11111 1110101 1110100 1110101 1110111 11111 1111111 1110101 0011101 1111111 11101 1011111 1110101 1011101 1010001 11111 1111111 1010111 1010101 1111111 11101 1010011 1010111 1010101 0111111 11111 1011101 1111101 1110101 1010101 10001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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