This is an analysis of the poem The Discovery Of A Soul that begins with:

_The proof of a man is the danger test_,
_That shows him up at his worst or best_....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bbccddeebb ffggaaggXX ccbbXghhbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0100100101 111110111 11010111110111 01111101110111 11010111110111 11000111011111 110100001011101 11010101011111 11011101111101 110101001110101 11011101110101 11001101010101 11011111010101 010100111110111 11110101110101 110101000101001 11111111110101 11010100010111 11110101111111 11001101011101 11110111110001 011001011110010 01110101010101 011100110011111 11110101111111 11010101110111 110111011111100 01111111100001 11110111111101 01010001010101 101101110111001 01110101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 501
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, and, to, he, you, if, have, him, would are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word if is repeated.

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  • summary of The Discovery Of A Soul;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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