This is an analysis of the poem Consumed Within The Process that begins with:

Consumed within the process
That process we call life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABaXC cABDAE cABDAE cABDAE ABXa XCXX cABDAE cABDAE FA cABDAE cABDAE FA cA caXcABDAE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,6,4,4,6,6,2,6,6,2,2,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 111111 10010011 010101110000 1101001101 01 01011 11111 101 011 0011111 01 01011 11111 101 011 0011111 01 01011 11111 101 011 0011111 0101011 111111 100 10011 010101110000 1101001101 1001101010 01011 01 01011 11111 101 011 0011111 01 01011 11111 101 011 0011111 010100010 010011 01 01011 11111 101 011 0011111 01 01011 11111 101 011 0011111 010100010 010011 01 01011 101 01011011 01 01011 11111 101 011 0011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 69
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    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; process is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same words like, process at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Consumed Within The Process;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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