This is an analysis of the poem Left Out In The Open that begins with:

I have so many reasons to boast with pride.
But why should I leave that kind of confidence, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXaXcXacXbXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110100101 11111110100 10011010101 110010011000 111100100101 11101011101000 1101 0101110001 0010111001001 10100101 1101011000100111 111010101001 1101011110111 1100100010100 0011 101111000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 673
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Left Out In The Open;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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