This is an analysis of the poem It's Refreshing To See Discovery Displayed that begins with:

It's refreshing to see discovery displayed,
For the first time in the eyes of others....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBA deddX eXcae ABCBA AfXfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 001001010001 1011001010 001001110 110100101 10101010001 111100101111 00100101000111 00101101101 010101111101 101011010100100 001001010101011 00100000110100 011010101010 10111001001001 100011010110010 001001010001 1011001010 001001110 110100101 10101010001 001001010001 1101001001 001011010 0101010111 11101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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, that are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word it's at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of It's Refreshing To See Discovery Displayed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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