This is an analysis of the poem Memory that begins with:
A YEAR is a thief
Who comes in the guise of a friend... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabbccX XXXcac cX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 01001 11001001 101110010 11101110 111110 11010 011 110101 110101 11011 01110 11011011 11110101110 001011 1111010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Memory;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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