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

Good-bye – Yes, I am going,
Sudden? Well, you are right.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbddedfebecbgb aeXeXbdb Xegehfff hdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110 101111 101011101 010111 1001111 110111 11100100101 1011101 1011110 111011 11110111 110111 11110011 110111 111110111 111111 11111110 010101 1101101001 1100101 11111010 010111 1110101011 1111001 11111010 110101 111110011 111111 111001010 11100111 1110010111 111101 11111010 110101 111100111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 292
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, i are repeated.

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

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