This is an analysis of the poem Clarity Achieved Is Refreshing! that begins with:

You deal with the semantics,
Of language use....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bcb cdea ebXfa gbhg fee XXea dic eXcaiXh iX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,4,5,4,3,4,3,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1100010 0101 1000100010 1010 0010101 10001001 110010 110001 111111100101 11110101011 1101101101 011001100010100 101011001011 1110101101010 1010010111010 010010111 010010100 101010011 11111101 1111011110010 0111001000 111010101 1110010001 110111 1110101111 011011101 101 010010 01 1010101 10001111100 110101111 110011111 0011110101 11011110100 011 100010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

    The author used the same word deal at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Clarity Achieved Is Refreshing!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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