This is an analysis of the poem Of A Higher Consciousness that begins with:
They would not give them the time of day.
Dismissing their appearance, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aba cbc dbe ddde bXed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111100101 0101010 11001111 111101 01011010 101001101 1111001 11010111011 001 1111111 11001110001 1010010101 001100101 100010100 11000100 010101101 1100100101111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
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- summary of Of A Higher Consciousness;
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- history of its creation;
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