This is an analysis of the poem Farewell that begins with:

Do not cast that look
Again and again...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb bcXdXdcebc fcgc hai ji hdXdgg cklh gg kcefcXlggjg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,4,3,2,6,4,2,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 01101 01101 11101 01101 111111 00100011 11101 111111 10101 110101 10101 111 1111 1100111 11010 0010101 1101 11100 1111 111110 01100 10110 001100 11101 11001 1101 1111 111011 11101 00101 10000101 010100 00100100 110100 11101 11101 110101 11001 110001 11101 1111 111 110100 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

    The author used the same word oh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Farewell;
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  • history of its creation;
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