This is an analysis of the poem Calamities? that begins with:

Calamities?
Yes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100 1 10101 1010 111010 10011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Calamities?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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