This is an analysis of the poem Refresh, Revive, Renew that begins with:

Refresh, revive, renew...
And declare yourself, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABacdeddXc ABaffXee ABaagcgggX ABaXaeXAa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,10,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 10110 1 01101 000101010 110100 11101 01 0101010 1011 010101 10110 1 10010100 1000100 111010000 10001101010 0111100 010101 10110 1 011 110011010 1001111 1011010 10 10 101 010101 10110 1 1111 01001 1100 010101 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, higher, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word refresh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines higher is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases higher, you connect the lines.

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  • summary of Refresh, Revive, Renew;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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