This is an analysis of the poem Quick And Bitter that begins with:

The end was quick and bitter.
Slow and sweet was the time between us,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdd XbXa bXe ceXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110 111101011 111001 11101110100011001 011011 010 11110001 01111100 10100010 0111110 111001 101011011 10100101010 11111001 110101 11100111100 1101010 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word slow is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Quick And Bitter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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