This is an analysis of the poem I Know No Better World that begins with:

Who knows of a better world should step forward.
Alone, no longer out of bravery, not wiping away this saliva,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXbabbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001011110 0111010100110010010 001010101 100010101001101010 101110110 0111101100 110011111101 0100101 0010100001 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 420
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of I Know No Better World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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