This is an analysis of the poem There Is A Purpose One Is Serving that begins with:

Facing North.
One unafraid to step forward, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccXc deeeeb affgXd ddcXgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11010110 01110 0010010 0101010010 01111010010 101 00100010 00101001110 0010010 110001 111001010 101 100100010 0010101 100101010 11011 01110001 11011 11010001001 101001 1001111000 01011101010 0010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of There Is A Purpose One Is Serving;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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