This is an analysis of the poem Being Amongst The Stars that begins with:

Too many have stars 'in' their eyes.
And not discipline in their minds, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabcadaef egdeXhcaf AfaXdgbfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 11100011 0010101010010101 10010010111 100101 0110011010 111111010 1111011010101 10100101101001 111110010101 110110100111 1010110110 1011001001110 0100110010 10110001001001 01101 10001010110 001001001010 11011111 1101 011101001 10110 0101100010 01010010 111000001110 101010011 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 355
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Being Amongst The Stars;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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