This is an analysis of the poem Titanic that begins with:
They know what is going to happen.
And that is why it fascinates....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdX dceacXbe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 111010010 11010101 11110101 11101 1010101 110100101 1101110101 1101001010001 101101 1001001101 100111 11 001000010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; they is repeated.
The author used the same word they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Titanic;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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