This is an analysis of the poem Attracted To Pursue that begins with:

I know of no one,
Who waited and sat......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbccdbccc XbcccaXdbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011 11011 10101000001 101011001 111010101 1001001010010 011000011111 0010010010001 010100010010101 1001001 1001001 110111010 1110110 010011101 010101101101 0101010101011010 0111010 100101 11011000110010001 011001 10110100100010 001010010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 435
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Attracted To Pursue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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