This is an analysis of the poem This Process that begins with:

This process.
As difficult as it is, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdc Xeb fdXef XXfa dabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,5,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 1100100 1111101 10010010101110 111010 011001100101 01111001001011 10100 1110101001 0111100101 001011111 010101 0010101001 01010111 01110111001 110110 1 1010110101 011110101010 00100011 11010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; to is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word this at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of This Process;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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