This is an analysis of the poem Direct Correcting that begins with:

I hate to offend one's ignorance.
I know too well, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DAAB ABC acefd DAABdbf ABC feXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,3,5,7,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011100 1111 010011 1110010 011100 00111 101 110011100 1111 010011 0010100 11010101 111000010 110 1010111011 1110010 011100 00111 101 00011010 11101 0100001010 110011100 1111 010011 1100111 11111101 1101001010100001 00 01010101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Direct Correcting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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