This is an analysis of the poem With A Doing To Prove that begins with:

Either choose to take a leap.
Or fall back to sleep, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbCDBE fGHIFF FF JFX AAbCDBE FF JFX XGHIFF JFX FF X FF JFX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,2,3,7,2,3,6,3,2,1,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 11101 01 100010 0111 00101110 101001 01 111011 11111110 001001 101011101 1111 1101 100111 11011001 11001 01011111011011 1010101 11101 01 100010 0111 00101110 101001 1101 100111 11011001 11001 01011111011011 11110 111011 11111110 001001 101011101 1111 11011001 11001 01011111011011 1101 100111 11011111011011 1101 100111 11011001 11001 01010101011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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  • summary of With A Doing To Prove;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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