This is an analysis of the poem Surface With A Purpose that begins with:
What is done,
And how I do it......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDD ABCEF GHGH ABCEF ABCDD GHGHBHHBHHXGHBHHBBBBBBhB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,5,5,24,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101 11110 0100001 11011001 001010101 101 111010 11011001 11110101110 010101101 1110101001 11101011110 1110101001 11110100010 101 111010 11011001 11110101110 010101101 101 11110 0100001 11011001 001010101 1110101001 11101011110 1110101001 11110100010 10 11101000100010 1110100010 10 11101000100010 1110100010 1110101001 11110100010 10 11101000100010 1110100010 10 11101000100010 1110100010 10 11101000100010 1110100010 10 1110100010
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 47
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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, you, seem, can't, bring, own, desires, surface, your, purpose, be are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, bring are repeated.
The author used the same words what, you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
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- summary of Surface With A Purpose;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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