This is an analysis of the poem Abandoned Stances that begins with:

Abandoned stances,
Long gone to romance......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdefdbaeeeeXXeaae aaXgbeacdfgXeeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 11001 11000010 1010101 00101101 11001 1001001 10010 10100011011 1101011 01110100 011011 0000101110 1101011101 0101110001010 101 101011110001 1101011010 1010000010101 10101100110 1111100110 001110101 1000100100 11010101 011111 11101011 110011111 110001111000 011101 11 01001010100101 10 1110110111 1 11111110 11011011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 601
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Abandoned Stances;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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