This is an analysis of the poem A Question that begins with:
AH, who can tell which guide were best
To truth long sought, but unattained —... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXabcdcdaXaXbcbcefefgbgbeheh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111101 011111000 01011101 11111111 11110111 11010101 0100001101 011111101 01110101 011111001 11111101 11110100 10010001 11111101 11110101 01010100 01010101 01010101 11110111 01100101 110101101 110001001 01110101 01001101 11111111 01010101 11010101 01110111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1013
- Average number of words per stanza: 180
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Question;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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