This is an analysis of the poem Rememberance that begins with:

THERE were many burning hours on the heartsweet tide,
And we passed away from ourselves, forgetting all ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca adad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101010101 111010010101 001011100111 1000100110101 1010101101110 11001011001111 111011000011010 1000100110111 1100001111101 101010010001011 110111101111 11100100111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, , we are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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