This is an analysis of the poem On Every Level that begins with:

On every level of consciousness they appear to be crippled.
And on every level this seems to be a preference to keep....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX ccbX XbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11001001001010010 11100100100010001 101001010100100100 01010000101010010 11101101 01000101001101010 01000111001 11001101010011000 11001011 01011110010101 11 1010110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, their, of, and are repeated.

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  • summary of On Every Level;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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