This is an analysis of the poem Descent that begins with:
For forty long years I follow one path,
Straight and fearless...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXcabddedaeXXcXXdXXX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101011011 1110 010 0101101001 110101111 11101 1111 11 0100 1111110101 1011 1110 10110101 1101 11101 01101 111011 1100101101 01110 1110 1010010101 1
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Descent;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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