This is an analysis of the poem Not Speaking Of The Way that begins with:

Not speaking of the way,
Not thinking of what comes after, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 110001 11001110 1100111 1101 11111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not is repeated.

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  • summary of Not Speaking Of The Way;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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