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

Forgetfulness is like a song
That, freed from beat and measure, wanders. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXX XbXXa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10000101 110111010 10000101111101 101100 0111011000 10000111 11110010101 100001110101 101101000100 11001 1101011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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