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

The long lines of diesels
groan toward evening ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdeefacgbea dXhdaXdifih XgXjgcgjXfah kkiXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,11,12,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 10110 100101 0010 01011 01 00111 1101 00111 01110001 0100 11010 10101 1111 01111011 01010 11100 0010101 100110 0011 1010101 1011 110 110011 11111 11110 11 0010001 1100101 11 011111 0111 1111 010100111 00101 010001100 11101 111 0111 101111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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