This is an analysis of the poem Dig In that begins with:
There is no other way.
Once that way has been, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDBED BDFFGHF BDFijXXf dkjifk jdiiXc ABCDBED BDFFGHFXBfbBcibB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,6,6,7,16,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101101 11110 01001 1011 01010 00010 10001 10 11110001 01011111 11 10110 10101 110011101 10 11110001 01011111 11 101110 110010110 1010 100101 110001 01011101 10110 10101 11100101 100101111 10110 111010 0101110 110101 010111 101011001 101101 11110 01001 1011 01010 00010 10001 10 11110001 01011111 11 10110 10101 110011101 10 00101101 1101010 10 101101 111 101010 10
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 56
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Dig In;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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