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

Said darling daughter unto me:
"oh Dad, how funny it would be...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbccdd eeffcXgg hhffbXgX iieeeeaa Xabbggbb ddbbcchX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 101110010 01110101 01110001 11110111 11100100 01011101 01010111 100110101 11000101 11100101 01010101 11000101 11010100 11010101 01011111 101010001 01110111 11110111 11011001 11011111 11011100 01110101 111011010 111011001 11011101 11010011 11010101 100100101 01101100 11111101 10010111 11011100 11010110 11011101 11011111 1101001 010011111 111101001 01000101 01011111 01000101 01011111 11010111 11001111 010010101 01000100 010101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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