This is an analysis of the poem Centered that begins with:
Breaking through the thickness,
That kept me attached to a weakness......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXXbXXXXXbabb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 101010 111010010 01110111 111111 01111001 111010111 111111010 101010010101 0011100010 1010010001 101 10100011 011111 010110101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 475
- Average number of words per stanza: 88
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.
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- summary of Centered;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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