This is an analysis of the poem Bring Me The Sunset In A Cup that begins with:

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Bring me the sunset in a cup,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabXcb deXXXf ffbXXbXccddde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 11011001 10010101 111101 111101010 11110101 110101 11110110 00110100 0101010 1101010100 110101100 01001 10110101 10110101 1100101 1101010000 11010001 011101 11010101 11010111 110101 11111101 01000101 101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; me is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words tell, how, also are repeated.

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  • summary of Bring Me The Sunset In A Cup;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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