This is an analysis of the poem Revealed And Exposed that begins with:

There is nothing.
Absolutely nothing at all, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabaa cbXd eX f XeX b abgefbbeXdaX bEBEg XgeceX eBaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,2,1,3,1,12,5,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 10101011 1010001 0010111010 111111001 01001010010 111101001101 1111011111001 01011 110110111 11101010100 1111101 1101011 0111 1 1 1111111 11010111010 111101 1 1111111 0101 1111 1101 111 1 11 1010 1 1 1111 111 110101010 111 1110101 10 11 1011 1101101 111011 1111110 10111 110101010 11101 11011111 0100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; you, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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  • summary of Revealed And Exposed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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