This is an analysis of the poem Headed In The Same Direction that begins with:

Despite of their lack of light.
And vision clouded, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXdXaecF FgFfFgFgXdaaecFX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101 11010 1110011 101101011 01 00100100001 110010001 011010 010111 111010 0010010100 10001010 10001010 01010111 10001010 10001010011 10001010 1001101011 10001010 11011101 11011101 1101001 011001010101 10101101111 11110010010 0010100 10001010 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 456
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; of, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word headed is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Headed In The Same Direction;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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