This is an analysis of the poem What Is The Significance Of Proof? that begins with:

There is going to be a competition for attention,
Regardless of any intention mentioned......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdddefe bgX hg chX fbaghb X bf X gbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,3,2,3,6,1,2,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000010101010 01001001010 001010110100100 1101010011010 0101110100100 10100001010101001 1101001010 0110101001000101 10101001001101110001 1001011111 100111 11110101011 10101011 101000010011 10100 0 11 010111 011111010 1101010010 111111111 11111110 1011110101 1010111 0111010101001 100010001 10110100111010 111111001100 111101010101 11101011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 i is repeated.

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  • summary of What Is The Significance Of Proof?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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