This is an analysis of the poem Going To Heaven! that begins with:

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Going to Heaven!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X AXbcbAdacX bdceXeXXX cXXXcfaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,9,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 10010 11110 111111 0101010 0101001 10010 1101 110001 11111111 100101 011101 11 011111 11010111 1001110 0101000011 110101000 111111111 11110100 0111010 1011110 111010101 1101001 0110010 111101 10110101 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Going To Heaven!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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