This is an analysis of the poem To Uproot With A Moving Somewhere Else that begins with:

I thought it foolish that I should move,
To find success or expect an acceptance....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccdaadeXedcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 110101111 01011011010 01001110100 01101110111 11101001 0001001001010 1011010 010101101 111101110110 011100110001 0010010111101 1010100111001 101011111101 010111111 00010100010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 655
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of To Uproot With A Moving Somewhere Else;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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