This is an analysis of the poem Not Prepared that begins with:

The one who loves me more than I
My hope, my light, my tears and my Master...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaB cdee aaXccfgb aXhaXifjXXjeB dgjgcB cadfghf jedB dcfXiB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,13,6,7,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01111111 1111111110 0111011 011111101010 110010111 1111111 01001110101 111010011011 110101010111001 11011111 011010111001 011100111 1111000101 0010110111 00010011011 11011111101010 11110101 10100100010010 101111100 010110110101 101001011100 1011010 110100101 011 010100011 011110 1110101 1011110001 011111101010 0101100110001 0110010101 010001010101 0110101010001 011010100101111 011111101010 11010001 1111101 1110101011001 110101111 10111011011 010110100110 10100001011110 11101100110 101001111111 0100100010111 011111101010 111110111111 01110001001 1111011101 11100111001 011111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, who, me, one, and, you, this, everyday, of, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, if, this, everyday, a, he are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me, him are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word lover at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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  • summary of Not Prepared;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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