This is an analysis of the poem To Enhance With A Forward Advancement that begins with:

If changes are purposely made,
To enhance with a forward advancement that occurs....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011001 0010010010101 101011000101 0101011111 11100101100 001010101100 011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To Enhance With A Forward Advancement;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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