This is an analysis of the poem What This 'Oneness' Means that begins with:

No one born into this life,
Has been sent to evaluate......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDD BBEbb Fbdbb FbdddXd ABCDDXBBEbebd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,7,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 10100101 001001 1010010 001001010 1110110010001 11101001101 1111000100 111001101 1111010101 011110 100011101 1011010 011010101 01101001010111 011110 11000101 110100111 010010100 110110 010101 001111110100 1110001 10100101 001001 1010010 001001010 1110110010001 11101001101 1111000100 101101 0010010 001001010011 101001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of What This 'Oneness' Means;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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