This is an analysis of the poem Remaining Respectful that begins with:

Remaining respectful,
Progresses and affects success....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDC AeeXcbXb AcebbdXcXABCBDC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 11010101 10001 100111 001010 001010101 010010 010111 0110110101 1101010 1100001001 100100110 010010 011100111 010010 10101001001001 1010110011101 01110010110001 001010010001 0001011100101 110111101 1111001011011 010010 11010101 10001 100111 001010 001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, this are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word this is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Remaining Respectful;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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