This is an analysis of the poem Which Ones To Keep? that begins with:
Back and forth drifting.
From thought to thought, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abacXccddcbbeXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 11110 0101 10 1000101 1101 1101 01001010101 100 11001 101 1001 11010101 10100010 1101 110010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
- Average number of words per stanza: 58
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Which Ones To Keep?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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