This is an analysis of the poem Increasing Flame that begins with:
Increasing flame!
We've got to let it go....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: A BBB A BcBCA A BcBCA DDEF DDEF A BcBCA DGDH DGDH BBBB A BcBCA DDEFXA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,1,5,1,5,4,4,1,5,4,4,4,1,5,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101 110101 110101 110101 1001 1101 1010 101 101 10101 0101 1101 1010 101 101 10101 111001 011001 010101 1001011 111001 011001 010101 1001011 1001 1101 1010 101 101 10101 1100 010101 010101 0100010 1100 010101 010101 0100010 110101 110101 110101 110101 1001 1101 1010 101 101 10101 111001 011001 010101 1001011 0101
- Amount of stanzas: 17
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 66
- Average number of words per stanza: 13
- Amount of lines: 53
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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; we've, got, to, let, it, go, there are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we've, the are repeated.
The author used the same words no, who 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 go is repeated).
The poet repeated the same words flee, evil at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Increasing Flame;
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