This is an analysis of the poem Song Iii that begins with:

Let it be forgotten as a flower is forgotten,
Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb acXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001010100010 0101010111101 100010010110 1001110111 01011101010 11101 1010101010111 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; forgotten, long, as are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase forgotten connects the lines.

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

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