This is an analysis of the poem Fantastic Duo that begins with:

You have been my rock.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcc DDD bee DDD FDD AFDEFD CBfD AFDEFD CBfD FDD AFDEFDXCB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,3,3,3,6,4,6,4,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 10111 10100010 10101 101001 11 11 1111 11101101 101111001 0101100111111 11 11 1111 01010 11 1111 1011 1010 1111 1111 1010 1111 11101110111 1111000 10 1011 1011 1010 1111 1111 1010 1111 11101110111 1111000 10 1011 01010 11 1111 1011 1010 1111 1111 1010 1111 11101110111 1111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, duo are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines know is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word know at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase duo connects the lines.

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  • summary of Fantastic Duo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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