This is an analysis of the poem The Direction To Be Followed that begins with:

.Noitcerid wollof t'nod I
.Dewollof eb ot noitcerid eht ma I...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011 10011100111 1110010 1100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 60
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines i is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.

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  • summary of The Direction To Be Followed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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