This is an analysis of the poem I Remain To Stay An Observer that begins with:

I remain to stay an observer.
Although I have heard, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbcX bX XaX XdX XeXXXX X dcadX XXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,3,3,6,1,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011010 11111 11010101 01011 0100100 011001010 111010010 111000011 101 1110001 11101010 1 1111110 0101011 1110 11111 01101010 1010011101 011101110 1100101111 11100101001000 11010 1111010 000101 100111 10100 1 11001 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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  • summary of I Remain To Stay An Observer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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