This is an analysis of the poem A Positive Expression that begins with:

Everytime I hear words of encouragement,
Whether to me spoken......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXaadee Xfeaba dgcgXfgfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111100100 100110 1111001 1101110100 0011011011 1001010100 11101101100 001001000101 101000011110 11100010 010111010 101100100101 010001000100001 110101 111 1111 11001 11100111001 011100001101 01000001110 011101110111001 11011010101 10110100010 001001110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of A Positive Expression;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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