This is an analysis of the poem Exposed To Experience Life that begins with:

I see what I know,
From being exposed to experience life! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcde XFAB ghcde edeeaX hcfcij ABedXeFji XgXjde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,6,6,9,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111 01001001001 10010100 110110011 0110010010 11101100111 110110001100 11111 01001001001 111110 0101111101 0101100100100 1000111101 11111010100 1111011110100 11001110101 11101101 11111100101 011111101001 1010010101110 110001010101 1110111101100 1101110101000 1001000 110010001100 11011010111001 11111 01001001001 1001010001010101 1110110011 0110010010011 11101100111011 110110001100 11111101001 01 101 1111110110010 11101010110000 101101011 11111010 01110100101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, and, no are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Exposed To Experience Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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