This is an analysis of the poem Repeat... that begins with:

Repeat...
If there is no serenity being received, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBACDC DBCB aebXaeX aBAfbf XXeac aBACDCXDBCB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,7,6,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 010101001001 000100101 010111 10010 0010011 1111010 01011101 01000100 0100010111 11001001 0110011101 110101001 010110 110101 11010 0111 01 010101001001 000100101 1011010111 001001 1110001 10101010 00100000110 110111001 100010 111011101 01 010101001001 000100101 010111 10010 0010011 1111010 01011101 01000100 0100010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

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