This is an analysis of the poem By Guess and by Gosh that begins with:

O awaken with me
the inquiring goodbyes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXd XXeabX fXdecfgg bbcXgdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 0010001 1101010 0101010 110111000 1101 101 010011 100001 1010 1100011101 111101 111111 010010011011 001111001 11101111 10110110 10111 010100101 1001 11011101100 10100100 11011 110110101 101010110010 11110000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, some, in are repeated.

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  • summary of By Guess and by Gosh;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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