This is an analysis of the poem Irreparable that begins with:
WHAT have we done, my poor, pale dear, alas!
What was this frantic whirlwind of desire...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba XccX dab dab X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,1,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1111111101 11010110010 11110101110 0111110101 101101010010 0101101001 0101011101 10010010101 01111101010 1001011101 11111111110 10110111110 1111110011 10010101110 01011010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Irreparable;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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