This is an analysis of the poem Our Anniversary Is Approaching that begins with:

Honey?
Our anniversary is approaching....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XabX XX b cdX a dXcebeX e X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,1,3,1,7,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1101000010 1111 1 11 11010 1111 10 11 111 11010 011011101101 01111010000 11100101 1 01111011 110 11110101 0010001010001 1010011 1101000 1110100 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 55
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Our Anniversary Is Approaching;
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  • history of its creation;
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