This is an analysis of the poem A Kind Of Villanelle that begins with:

I will have been walking away:
no matter what direction I intended,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb aac dda aeX bXeXbcea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10101001 11010101010 1110101010 010000101111 111101011011 010111010 1001100101 101111101 101011101 111111001 010001011101 11100101001 110110100010 011101001 1110110 011101010 11010101010 011101011 110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, that are repeated.

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  • summary of A Kind Of Villanelle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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