This is an analysis of the poem Unmistakably Regrettable that begins with:

Incomprehensible to many!
And inconceivable to most....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdc defdbb CcCc fghfc bhbdX Xebc Xbgfchfc FaiXFi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,4,5,5,4,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100010 11010001 111100 0100111010011 01101101 10011 0010010 101001110010 101100 01010100 001001010 110110 0100 110110 01010 111010 101011111010 011111101 10100001001 100110111 11 10111101 10011000001 0101 011100011 010001 101010101 101 00010001 101 111010101 101101010010 010100101 01001001001 01001000010 1011111 110101000101 01001 010100 0100 01001 0010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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

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