This is an analysis of the poem Our Work Days Have Been Shortened that begins with:
There is so much I want to tell you.
So much I'd like to share....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdbb efbec gX XXXdXXh ciX hiX GJadGJcd fXXhe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,2,7,3,3,8,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101111011 111101 111110101 1101 111 11111 101101110100 1100 110101 1100011100 0110101 1111110 111 011 10 1110101100 1111101 1110101100 111011 10111 1111010 11010 110100 1 11110 00100110101 110110 1101 110111 010001 110110 1101 01011101 111 111 1101011101 1 1101010010
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; so, much, to, you, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words so, i, my are repeated.
The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase there connects the lines.
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- summary of Our Work Days Have Been Shortened;
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- idea of the verse;
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