This is an analysis of the poem Once Enjoyed And Invited that begins with:

We are not in those times anymore.
When people would choose others, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCdba dbef XaXXf baBCX abebX Xeece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011101 1101110 111100 1001010 10111 00111 11010100 011100 0100100 01111 011110 100101 10110100 00110100 0111000100 111011 101 1101110 111100 00101010 1111 10110101010 100100 01111 1110101 1011010 1010110001 010101 1001010 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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 three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Once Enjoyed And Invited;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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