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

The only ones fearing the process of life,
Are those who believe they have control of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXbb XX acXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01011001101 11101110100 010101000010111 110110100100100 1101101 0100 01010011001 101111110 11110101 0111 11110100101 11 1010110101 00111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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