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

I am tired of this!
Nothing else but loving!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb XXcXaa ccccXX dedeff gdgdaa hdhdaa cicigg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111000 101110 1011111 111010 1110101 1110101 10111 101110 1111111 100110 1110111 1010101 11111 111010 1111101 101010 1110110 1010011 11111 011010 1010101 101010 1110101 1011111 11101 100110 1111101 111010 1001101 1011111 11111 111010 1011001 111110 00111001 1110100 10111 101110 1011101 001010 1001101 1000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; ', me, how, i, hate, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nothing, how, something are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

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