This is an analysis of the poem The Depth Of That Connection that begins with:

To understand one's craft to master,
Takes more than just having an interest....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacd XeeXda ecbXXd cadXad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 010111010 1111101100 01010011001 100010 0110101 0110100110 110010100101 0111010101 01010010001 111011001001 10001101 00110100101001101 11010001001001 1011 0010100101011101 100101001 10100111010101010 0001010110101010 0101010111001 00010101101010001 011011010010 0111010101000 01001011 01010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word connection at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Depth Of That Connection;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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