This is an analysis of the poem From The Window that begins with:

Am I not to know or feel the pain,
You went out of your way to inflict upon me? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbb XbXaX bXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011101 111011001011 11101010011100 10110111011 011100011111 1001111111001 1101110111 010110 101 0010 1111101 11110101 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, i, you are repeated.

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  • summary of From The Window;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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