This is an analysis of the poem Second Childhood that begins with:

Some deem I'm gentle, some I'm kind:
It may be so,--I cannot say....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb cdcdd bebeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 01011101 11110101 11100101 11011101 11010101 11000001 01011101 01010101 01010101 11011111 11011101 11010011 11100101 10110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, in are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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