This is an analysis of the poem Five Lines that begins with:

To overcome lies in the heart, in the streets, in the books
from the lullabies of the mothers ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 01011001001001 001010010 0010110101 101011101100 0101101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

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  • summary of Five Lines;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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