This is an analysis of the poem Must I Remind You, Cleis, that begins with:

Must I remind you, Cleis,
that sounds of grief ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 1101 110000 01011 11111 10001 11010100001100011000000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • central theme;
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