This is an analysis of the poem No Common Thread that begins with:
If no common thread is to be found,
To begin weaving a chemistry....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbXXccaXcddab
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 011010001 001100100 01010001001 1010 110 00110101100 01 101001 01001001 0101 01010001 001001010 000101010010 01001001010 01101011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 432
- Average number of words per stanza: 73
- Amount of lines: 15
- 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; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, this are repeated.
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- summary of No Common Thread;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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