This is an analysis of the poem Instead Of Portraying Togetherness that begins with:

Haven't we once touched upon this before?
Haven't we both together paced......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCbcbdd cec efef gf XfABChXhhh bdgg dbgXfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,4,2,10,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101001 10110101 1110111 1011 010 10111 10001001010 10100010 1011110101 10101010 011011101 11001001110 01001111000101 0101110 11101111 110101 1110101 1111100 011101 1011101001 10110101 1110111 10110111001 11001 010011101 01 11 0010111 11110010 0101001 0010111101 0100100100 10100011 1101 1011 1 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; haven't, we are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word haven't is repeated.

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  • summary of Instead Of Portraying Togetherness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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