This is an analysis of the poem Involved that begins with:

No light shines so bright within some people.
You can tell those from others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccX XXbXd cbcbXacdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101110 1111010 11010100 1000010001011 11010101 101 10010001 1001011 1001111101001 01000100 01 01 10001011100100100 101111011010010 11100 11110010011 01101 01001100 101 1010010101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Involved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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