This is an analysis of the poem Tangible Proof that begins with:

Often I awaken to first feel blessed.
Yet unforgiving I admit and this I confess....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdXbb eedcXbac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100111 1001010110101 00010001011100 10111110 0100111100 01101000 10111010100 01001011101 11110100110 00100111101 111101100100100 10101100111111 111110101100 01011110000100 01001110100100101 0110101000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, i, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Tangible Proof;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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