This is an analysis of the poem Soon! We Will Meet To Greet that begins with:

Soon!
So soon to come to stun, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aABBCDAC aabcXeeX aABBCDAC Xeffba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 110101 1011101 01010101 11101010 110001 11 10101001 1 11101 11111 1010001001010 010100001001 1110001010110 0010000011101 110000 1 110101 1011101 01010101 11101010 110001 11 10101001 110101 110100101 010111010100 11111101 010110001100 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; soon is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word soon 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 soon is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase soon connects the lines.

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  • summary of Soon! We Will Meet To Greet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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