This is an analysis of the poem Step Away To Observe The Process that begins with:

One will never be able to feel secure,
Or be free to express an identity found......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacc XdXdee eXfaac fbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100100101 101001101001 010010001001 00010010101 01010100101010 110100100110 011 101001001000 01010001001000 110111100 1011110011 001000101 01000101001011 110101101010 00110101101 01010111010 011110101 110101001011 111011011 10110111110 001001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, at are repeated.

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  • summary of Step Away To Observe The Process;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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