This is an analysis of the poem In Fear To Live Without An Approval Given that begins with:

Comatosed,
And going through programmed motions....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacX d CEF bggd d CEF gggfgaaaaXX g ababc d CEF ahd hbcgbb dXCEF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,3,4,1,3,11,1,5,1,3,3,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1000 11011110 0111 01010110 110010 11000101 1 01 110100101 010101101010 1010101 11001 111 1100111 1 01 110100101 010101101010 1110101 10111 0101100101 101 011011001 11010101 1011010 101111 100011101 111010 101101000101 100111 1110 1101101 1011100 0101 010110111001 1 01 110100101 010101101010 010101010011010 1111 1001001 11011101010 001000100110101 000100010101011001 11101010010 111001 11110111001 1 01 110100101 010101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not is repeated.

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  • summary of In Fear To Live Without An Approval Given;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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