This is an analysis of the poem Pack-That-Past that begins with:

Pack the past.
And keep it leaving....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDeAfeGE Aaah AiHi ABAeAbe ABCD aAHiXaeeaBFaFaBFaFaAfeGE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,4,7,4,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11010 111010 11001 1 111 1 1101 1100101 111 0010101 1111 111 101011101 0010101 101 101 100101 111 11010 111 0101 111 011110 10101010101 101 11010 111010 11001 1111 0010101 101 111 111111 011 10101110101 101 0101 1111 101 110001101 101 0101 1111 101 110001101 1 111 1 101 1100101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Pack-That-Past;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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