This is an analysis of the poem Vacate Those Dark Days that begins with:

Vacate those dark days!
The ones experienced....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCAcdd AXeeXfccX aEFfbEFBBXABBCEFBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 010100 11010100101 01010101 10111 11110 11001 0010011 10111 0101010 1001011 11 11010 10101101 01111 11111 11100100 10111 011001 1110011001 10100100 01001101001 011001 1110011001 0010101010 0100 10111 010100 11010100101 01010101 011001 1110011001 0010101010 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

    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 Vacate Those Dark Days;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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