This is an analysis of the poem Reaching The Destination that begins with:

For every left turn made...
There is a right way to go about it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaacbdXeXafdXcXbcXfde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111 1001101010 100111 110101 1111011 11100101 01 10101 01100101 1110 0111101 010101101101 11010101 100101001 10111110 100110 01 011101 010100101 011001010 10100010100 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 656
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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  • summary of Reaching The Destination;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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