This is an analysis of the poem Addressing A Reality that begins with:

What is that you are seeking?
'Seeking? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X aXbcXX aXcbaX aXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,6,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110 10 0100101101 1101 1111101 010100 101101110 111110 1101110 0010011 101101001010 11101 1011011110 010101011101 10 1 1101000100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Addressing A Reality;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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