This is an analysis of the poem Somewhere There Is A Simple Life that begins with:

Somewhere there is a simple life and a world,
Transparent, warm and joyful. . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXb cdaX acede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 11100101101 0101110 11100101001 01011100111 011010001 11110000101000 110101011010 11000101 11010110 1111011101010 10100110100 011001001 0101010 1101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 the is repeated.

    The author used the same word but at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Somewhere There Is A Simple Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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