This is an analysis of the poem Enough that begins with:

Did he forget? . . . I do not remember,
All I had of him once I still have to-day;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb abXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101111010 11101111101 11100110110 10101010101 1010101010 1101111101 11111100110 101011111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word what is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word hay at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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