This is an analysis of the poem My Father that begins with:

The memory of my father is wrapped up in
white paper, like sandwiches taken for a day at work....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX aa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001100110 11011001010111 110010110110 100111100110 1010001 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of My Father;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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