This is an analysis of the poem Farewell that begins with:
To break one's word is pleasure-fraught,
To do one's duty gives a smart;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a aX a b cb c d ed e d fdXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01110101 01110101 11010101 10010001 10110101 11011101 1011010111 010100101 11011001 11110101 11110010 11111101 11000101 1100111001 110101101101 10011101
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 48
- Average number of words per stanza: 9
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.
The author used the same word to at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Farewell;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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