This is an analysis of the poem On A B4 Real Express that begins with:

Apologizing those 'mistakes' made,
To erase an accountability......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC CCDD CEDFEEDFC GHHCG CEDFEEDFC ABAC CCDD EDFCXGHHCG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,5,9,4,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011001 0011010000 101110101 010101 01100100 11001001 1011100100 0111001001011 101010111 111 101111 01001 110111 11 101111 01001 1101010111 11101001 10101 010010010 101101 111101 101010111 111 101111 01001 110111 11 101111 01001 1101010111 0101011001 0011010000 101110101 010101 01100100 11001001 1011100100 0111001001011 11 101111 01001 1101010111 11101001 10101 010010010 101101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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

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  • summary of On A B4 Real Express;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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