This is an analysis of the poem The Courtship Of The Future that begins with:
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbcdede fXfXfgfg cXcXbXbh iciccfcf hhh hfefX bgbgXfcf bgbgjhjh dhdXkXkb ablblcece ememXemem
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,8,8,3,5,8,8,8,9,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1 10011101 11110101 11011111 11010111 11010101 01010111 01110101 11001101 11110101 01110111 11001101 11010011 11010101 010101010 11010001 111101110 11110011 110111010 11010111 1101001100 11110101 0111001010 11010111 010101010 11110101 110101110 11011111 010101010 11010111 1101010100 10010111 110101010 110111001 111111110 011000101 110111010 110001001 1101001010 11011110 010100100 11111111 110101110 11111111 110101010 1000010 010111011 100101101 110111010 11110111 110111110 11111101 111111010 110101010 010101010 11110101 110101110 11110101 110011010 110010101 010101000 11010101 1100111010 11111111 111001111 1 11010101 011101010 11010111 100101010 001010101 11001001110 1101111 1011110010 111100101 000100011 00010101 111111011 11000001 000100011 00110110 100111011
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 82
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, this are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, a, oh are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word sir at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of The Courtship Of The Future;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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