This is an analysis of the poem Directly Remembered that begins with:
Do unto me,
As you believe has been done to you....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdeXadfg hgac gabhhddG be GhgHgXcHghcXbcXXifEI bgbbX aeefXEI
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,8,2,20,5,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1101 110110101 0010100101 001101110110 10011101 1 01101 111100100100 1111 010100101000 11110100100 011111111 1111001110101 10111110101 01001000101001 111101111 10101 1011111101 111101000101001 1110 11101111110100 1110 11011001101 010111010101 1110 01001 00100001011 1110 00100001011 1 111010001 1110 001110011 1111101001 1110101001011 011010 1111 111111011001 111101010 1111011101001 00110101 1 101111 10010101010001 1 101111 11011111 0110101011 000101 011 010111101001 011101101010 1 010 101111 10010101010001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
- Average number of words per stanza: 52
- Amount of lines: 56
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you, and, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words can, i, to are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase this connects the lines.
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