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

There is no vacant chair. The loving meet-
A group unbroken-smitten, who knows how?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dede fafa gcgc Xcgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011010101 0101010111 1101010001001 1111110111 0110110111 1100110111 011101010111 1011011110 1011010101 01010100001 101111110111 1111011101 1001010011 1111010101 101100110001 0111010101 1011010101 01100100101 110101010100 1111111111 1101111101 1111010101 0110101010111 0111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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