This is an analysis of the poem Middle Aged Lovers, I that begins with:

Unable to bear
the uncertainty...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabccdedfX accgXhaicecX fadcXi giaXdb jaXXcbXXe hbb jccXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,12,6,6,9,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 00100 0010 10101 10011011 10110 10010 101010 100001 1000101 101100 111100 101101 010010101 1011101 0111 110110 11101011 101110110 1001 111 10111 01001 0100 011 001 001001 001 111 00001 0110 0110001 1011 10 1100 1010110 110 1110 11010 100100 00101 11 111 101 110 1010 110 10 01110 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Middle Aged Lovers, I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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