This is an analysis of the poem Helped To Pack that begins with:

It is said absence makes the heart grow fonder!
Some experience amnesia during these times, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbbXc aaXddeebcab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110101110 101000101011 11101010100100 110101001 01010101 1011101 1011 010111 01010011101 10010010101 11001 1111111101 11001 101101 1111 010101 010010100 010011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Helped To Pack;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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