This is an analysis of the poem Obstacles Arrive that begins with:

Adapt.
Accept facts....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBBCdDE fcf aBBCdDE fgabgabXhg iaXg iggXbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,7,10,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 011 011001 101010101 1101 0110101 1100110111 100011110001 01110110 10111001 01 011 011001 101010101 101 0110101 1100110111 0101 101001 10 110011 10101 1110 111101111 1010110 111 011 11 01011 1100 111 101 101 101 1101001101 11101 10001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of Obstacles Arrive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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