This is an analysis of the poem The Rite Of Passage that begins with:

Some live to step,
From one stage of life......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdcbefcXdcXXafgeddegccadaXeXe Xhcgbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 01101 01000010 01101010 0101011010 11001 010100100 01100101010 11001 1010101 0100101 11010 011010 100101 10010010100 0111010 10101 110101 1001001001 110100 10100010110 0110001 110100011 10101001 101 101010011010 0100010001 01 0010001 011110000 10110101 101001001 101010 00010 01100100 00010101 0001011001 0010101010 1101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 559
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Rite Of Passage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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