This is an analysis of the poem Left To Rage that begins with:

A level of competence has been reached.
Anything beyond that, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX bX aXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100100101 101011 0100101010 1010010 11101 01100100 0111 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Left To Rage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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