This is an analysis of the poem Ignoring Many Hints Of Trouble that begins with:

Remember when the truth was spoken,
And......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbC AbC DE eXbXeXbfXf eXb AbC AbC DE AbC CCDEXFEFEEF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,2,10,3,3,3,2,3,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101110 1 01011001 010101110 1 01011001 010101010 101110101 0010101 00011100010110100 00111010010 110 001010101 11110001 110101000101 00101100 1 110110110 1100100101 111110000100 01011001010 010101110 1 01011001 010101110 1 01011001 010101010 101110101 010101110 1 01011001 0100 0100 010101010 101110101 01010101010 010101010101 01010101010 010101010101 010101010101 01010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ignoring, many, hints, double, troubles are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words remember, ignoring are repeated.

    The author used the same word remember at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it, up are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word dismissed at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Ignoring Many Hints Of Trouble;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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