This is an analysis of the poem On The Left Side Of Reality that begins with:

The ones uninformed and less prepared,
To remain and stay aware of their surroundings......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccXdbd eXccbbXcabafbefc aeX b X aacXc aX cXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,16,3,1,1,5,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011011101 001110101010 1110100001 11001001 0110110100 1010101 001000111010 00010101100 1101100100 11100111010 010100110111 00 11110010010 010101100 01011010101 101010101 11001001110001 11010100 101001 10100011101001 00101101110 01101101100100 10001101 1001000 101 10101100100 1101011001 101 111 11101101 11100111010 11101011010 110110101 0110110100001 1001001010 11111001101 101010101 100100100 101101100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of On The Left Side Of Reality;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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