This is an analysis of the poem Symbolic But Not With Proof To Drop that begins with:

If I represented myself,
To be 'that' which I was not....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcadbXdeffbXXeaaccdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101011 0011111 01010101 01001011 0001001111 101010 01010100101 010110101 110101010 11110110100 1101101 10101 0011100111 11110010111 010011110101 01011101010 010001000110101 11 1001101011 0110001101010 11001010010 01111101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 812
  • Average number of words per stanza: 142
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Symbolic But Not With Proof To Drop;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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