This is an analysis of the poem By A Waving Done Of A Magic Wand that begins with:

Heartbreaking to witness this,
It may be....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb XXcXXdced eafbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,9,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 010 1110100011010 110 110101 10101001010 0010100 00101001 00101001 10100010 011010 010010 000010 010101111001 010001011010 01110101 1010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

    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 is repeated.

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  • summary of By A Waving Done Of A Magic Wand;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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