This is an analysis of the poem I Haven'T Heard You In Days that begins with:

When I discover,
That the minding of my own business......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXbcaa bc bc XaX bc cc XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,2,3,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 101001110 0111 01101 11111010101 11 101011101010 0111010 010001 110100110001 1110 1101101 111 1101101 1 1 1 1110 1101101 111011 01111 1 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

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  • summary of I Haven'T Heard You In Days;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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