This is an analysis of the poem Leaving Ugliness To Forget that begins with:

Needed...
Is much more love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaCDX AEEE adXe aaXd aB aCDd AEEFE EFE gEFE GEEH GEEE Eh eEH H EHH EHH EHH EH EIH EIH eHXheH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,4,2,4,5,3,4,4,4,2,3,1,3,3,3,2,3,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 0111 10 0111 00111 01 110 001110 1111100 101011 10 101100 111101 0010011 1111 0110001 110101 1110101 10 0111 10 0111 00111 0101 110 001110 1111100 101 01011 1111100 101 01011 1111 1111100 101 01011 11111 1111100 110010 001 11111 1111100 110010 101011 1111100 10100001 1 1111100 011100001 011100001 10100 001 111001100 10100 001 111001100 10100 001 111001100 10100 001 10101001 1010 111001100 10101001 1010 111001100 11011100 001 1100111101 1100 111001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 22
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • 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; no, ugliness, to, forget are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words needed, oh, leaving, everybody, we 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 forget is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words lips, forget, it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Leaving Ugliness To Forget;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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