This is an analysis of the poem Clear-Seeing that begins with:

Bavaria, 1946
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbcdefdbagheifdhcXXcdgfdjfdidgdjf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,34,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001 01000101001 01010101010 1100111010 1010011101 1101010011 0100111101 1111010101 1111111101 1011110101 01111011101 1101011111 0101010101 1111010111 0101101101 1001010111 1111010101 0100010111 01010111110 11010101111 1101010101 100100101110 11010010001 1110101111 10110111010 010100111 0101010011 1101011001 1101010011 0101011110 1111111101 01111010111 01010100111 1111110111 1101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 755
  • Average number of words per stanza: 135
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, she, them are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Clear-Seeing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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