This is an analysis of the poem Splattered On An Aging Quilt that begins with:

Oh!
The shame and the guilt, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabaXacX aXbccXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 01101 1011101 11110 00110001 111110010 01010001 100011111 001101001001 00101000001 0010001001011100 101110101010001 0111001001 0010010000101 101111100001 10100101001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 316
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Splattered On An Aging Quilt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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