This is an analysis of the poem Your Flaw that begins with:

That flaw of yours, that vent - I love it, dear;
it’s part of you...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbac dedXe afXfaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111101 0101 11010111010 1111110101 1110111111 11110001010 01110111110101 11110111010 1011110111 1111010110 01001111010 1011010001 1101 11011101110 1101011100 0110011101 111100110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Your Flaw;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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