This is an analysis of the poem Reconciliation that begins with:

I BEGIN through the grass once again to be bound to the Lord;
I can see, through a face that has faded, the face full of rest ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababa cdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101101101001001 111101111001101 001001011001001 11110111011001 101001101001001 101001111001001 101111011001011 1010010111111 101001001001001 101001111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 307
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, of, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Reconciliation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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