This is an analysis of the poem Show Me The Way that begins with:

Show me the way that leads to the true life.
I do not care what tempests may assail me,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbBcdcdbBefefbBghghbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110011 11111101011 1101010101 11110110111 1111110001 1101 1101100101 1101010001 1111110111 0111110111 0111011111 1101 1101111101 01110101010 0111011101 011101010010 1011111111 1101 1101011011 101011010001 0111000111 11110000101 1101010111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 964
  • Average number of words per stanza: 189
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; i, me, above are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Show Me The Way;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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