This is an analysis of the poem And The Others that begins with:

Some find The Light in literature;
Others in fine art,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101000 10011 11010101 011001 11010101 1001001 11010111 111001 11111110 010101 11011101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; in, some, they are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words some, and are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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