This is an analysis of the poem Fragments - Lines 0213 - 0218 that begins with:

My heart, display toward all your friends a changeful character,
Adding into it the disposition that each one has....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011110100100 10000010101111 01010100010110001000111 00100110101100 111010010111011010011 110111001101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 409
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 67 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Fragments - Lines 0213 - 0218;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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