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

If at some future day we two should meet,
Stand face to face before the staring crowd,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddcee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111011111 1101010101 1101110101 1111010101 1101111101 1100110111 1110111101 1101010011 0111110110 1101011011 1111111101 1111011101 1111011111 01010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 629
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; would, be, or are repeated.

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

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