This is an analysis of the poem On Paths Not To Look Back that begins with:

Those who face facts,
Do not find it difficult......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXXb XXXXXX XaXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1110100 0111 111011 10101 1101001 11010 10111101 1101010 00101110101 010111 01111010001 11 111001001 0110010101010000 0001001101011 1010111101001 1110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with is repeated.

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  • summary of On Paths Not To Look Back;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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