This is an analysis of the poem Envoy--To Charles Baxter that begins with:

Do you remember
That afternoon--that Sunday afternoon! -... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbacdXXefec afXXcdaabe gXgfheXhg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,10,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010 1101111101 11010100 1011010 01010111 101101 101111 1101111101 10010 1101110001 010101 0101110111 11110100 100001 11011 1101101111 1001101111 111101 1011101111 01001101 11100100001 0101100100010 11010001 0010101 11010101 010011001100 100101 1101010111 11110101 11010111 011111 1101 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 368
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; and is repeated.

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