This is an analysis of the poem Take Your Clue From God that begins with:
For many years,
And with intended contempt......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdbefce gfbX ag EeACHI ej jakX EeACHI dbekdXa aeXbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,2,6,2,4,6,7,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100 1001001 11011010 01011010001 011010111 11011 1010100010100 1011100 110010001 0010000101010 010101010010100 11000110111111 0010100110111010 110010100 010101010 11 1 010110100 001101010101 110111 111111 1111 1010111 110111011101 1010001011010 0111101011011 111011111 11 1 010110100 001101010101 110111 111111 111101011 111111011 1110110101001 11101 11001 1011011001 1001010 11011010 11110011 11111010 1100010 1111011011
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 45
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; to, i, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you, circumstances are repeated).
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 Take Your Clue From God;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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