This is an analysis of the poem A Memory that begins with:

YOU remember, dear, together
Two children, you and I, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd aeae cfcf Xgcg cbcb chch iXiX ahah cjcj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 110111 11001010 100101 11111110 0100111 11011110 111101 11110010 1101001 11101110 1100101 01101110 10111111 001001010 00111001 00101110 1100101 11101110 0100101 01001110 1101111 11001110 1101011 101011010 1111101 10101110 010101 0101110 1010100 11111010 0011101 1101110 11001010 11001110 111010 1101010 110101 110110010 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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