This is an analysis of the poem There Is An Understanding To Be Claimed that begins with:

There is an understanding to be claimed,
You say is now within your reach....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCd eafg dhdX haXaefe ABCiid Xgaedeai
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,7,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010001 11010111 11110111010 100111110101 100111011 101111010 1011111 1111100 101001 1111111010 01001111111 1110110101110 110 10111101 00101010100 111010101010 1101110010101 11101111110010 11 1011010001 11010111 11110111010 1110 010111111 10101 11 110101101 0111010010 00101 10101111 111001 10011 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to, you, i, not are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases you, i connect the lines.

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

  • summary of There Is An Understanding To Be Claimed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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