This is an analysis of the poem I Came To Accept The Invitation that begins with:

What does one do when found attractive?
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc dX ee fbX g ahX fX dX gbX X cX bh Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,2,3,1,3,2,2,3,1,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111010 01001100 001010111010 1010011010 11101 111000100 1110011011 111 1100101 11 1111001 1101101 110 1 01111101 111011 1 1111 111 11 11100010 100 11110111 0010010 11101 1110111 101000111 111011111 1100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 58
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; you is repeated.

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

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  • summary of I Came To Accept The Invitation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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