This is an analysis of the poem In Direct Opposition To What Is Correct that begins with:

What support can be given to a stubbornness.
One that is in direct opposition, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcccbcacbcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101101000100 1100011010 01001 1011001101001 110010010111 1101010 010101000111 00010101010 11 010101010 011101101 101111010001 11101001011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 489
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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