This is an analysis of the poem Quitting Again that begins with:

The hero of
Affairs of love... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbbX ccdeed eefggf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100 0101 1111000010 1110 0101 1101011100 1101 1111 111101010 1101 1111 110111011 1101 1101 010101110 0111 0101 1101001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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