This is an analysis of the poem From A Superficial Point Of View that begins with:

Keep this in mind.
From a superficial point of view, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcddead eefeggdhX hefXbd AfedfccXfade
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1001 001010101 101111010011 111100110 100 101010010 01100111 01011000010 111110 1110111 1010 1100101 11 01111 100 110100100 0100100101100 111010010 011110100010 110011 11001111 001000111111 111101010101 1001 0110110101010 111100101010 0010011001111 01010111 10010011010 110111010110 011100 0110100011001 1 11011 01101010111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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  • summary of From A Superficial Point Of View;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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