This is an analysis of the poem Abandoned Are Those Standards Claimed Valued that begins with:

I remember when contradictions to ideals mentioned,
Were quickly dismissed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcde Xfbfee eecbaa Xdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101000110 01001 11010010001 011000010101 1010011110101 1011001110 1 0101 1010100 0110101001001 100100110 0001001001101 101101000101 10101100111 100111101000110 01011001010010 10101110110 0001011100110010110 110 111010011101001 001001011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; of is repeated.

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  • summary of Abandoned Are Those Standards Claimed Valued;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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