This is an analysis of the poem Step By Step that begins with:
As the greedy feed...
A draught soon nears....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXb bdcad bdXe EXEXEX AXEAE ffXeX ddXfbdaX EAXEAEdXbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,6,5,5,8,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101 0111 10101001 010101 1111001 00100100 1110100001 01010010111 01000101001 101 1110111 100100 00101 11010101 010010010101 1111 010010010101 1111 010010010101 11111011 1011001 1100100 111001 01101010 0111011011 111100100 010010 10100100100 100101101 011 1110 11110010 01101 11101101100 1100 1101 110100111 011010101 010010010101 1011001 1100100 111001 01101010 0111011011 11011110001 110 01011 0010101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word this is repeated.
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- summary of Step By Step;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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