This is an analysis of the poem The Central Passion that begins with:
What is the central passion
of a life?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdacefcXf aefXfXeXgad gaXXXadb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001010 001 011010 010111100 010100011 1000100 0101011 11110 1111110 1 1101 10010 111 1011 011 010101 11 0111 010001 010100 11 110 1011 010 111101 011100 100110 10 01
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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- summary of The Central Passion;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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