This is an analysis of the poem The Accusation that begins with:

My friend ,
You have accused me ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbXefbgedhhfijkgilXkg XmlnkXei oeoekeae bXbkmhmX ecldjkak eekibXbaXdnnankkbakjkiakak
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,8,8,8,8,26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11011 01001000101 011 111011011 0100100 1100 001001101010 110101 1101 1011 11 110100010 1111001 111100011101000 10110 1101011111 10100101 11011 11001010 0101001 10111 11011 10110 1111000 01010 101111101 00101101 0011101 1101 1111 010101010 111011 00101 0010100011 0101 01000110 01001 01011001 100100101 10011101 001000001 111 1110111 0101101101110111 010011 01100111 001010 1101 011101 010111011 0110 010100101 1010 01000010 101 0111 1010010 11 010100 10101 0101000 011010011 010 1011110 1110001011 111111 001010 111111 01011 110010 01101 0100111 011010 110101 01010 11001010 01010 001001 1101010001 110101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 81
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines myself is repeated).

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

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