This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Go Far Off that begins with:

Don't go far off, not even for a day, because --
because -- I don't know how to say it: a day is long ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX aXcc XXc Xbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111111010101 0111110100101 110010111011010 10111111101 11110111001 10101010011010 01111010101 00110111 1111011001101 111110100001010 1111010110 01011011111 1101001010110 01110111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Don'T Go Far Off;
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  • history of its creation;
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