This is an analysis of the poem Light Years Beyond that begins with:
People can not perceive,
Historically accepted and their known beliefs......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabcbaaa dedXeXefX cecfeXcf EfF EfCD EfFEgG EfF EfCD EfFEgGgXEfFFdGggFGgg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,8,3,4,6,3,4,20,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 101101 0100001011101 10001001 101010110 1010100101010 10110100 1011000001 10001110110 110101001010 01010010 101010110100 0101100101000 1001000101010 00101101000 0101001010100 11010101 0111100101000 101101010001 100010100 1010101001011 11001001 11100111001 1001100101101010 101100110101001 00100001010 11010101 1 101000101010 11010101 1 0101 110100010 11010101 1 101000101010 101001011010 1 11 11010101 1 101000101010 11010101 1 0101 110100010 11010101 1 101000101010 101001011010 1 11 1 11010101 1 1101001 1101001 0111111 11 1 1 1101001 11 1 1
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 64
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, no are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, no are repeated.
The author used the same word we at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase no connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Light Years Beyond;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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