This is an analysis of the poem The Brothers (For Arnold And Donald Fletcher) that begins with:

One called from Salonika and his call
Rang to his brother;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb XdXd efeX ghgh ijij fXfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101000101 10010 1011010101 10010 1101101111 11010 0101110111 10010 1101100101 11110 1001110101 11110 1111011111 10010 1111110111 11010 1101110001 10011 1101010101 101101 0101000101 10010 1011010101 10010 1011011101 101000 1001011101 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Brothers (For Arnold And Donald Fletcher);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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