This is an analysis of the poem A Journey that begins with:
It's a journey . . . that I propose . . . I am not the guide . . . nor technical assistant . . . I will be your fellow passenger . . .
Though the...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X X a a X X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 00101101111011100010100110100 101101010110100100111011111 11101001000110101110010100101011111101 111010111101111001000101110011000101010 11011010111000111101001111011 001011101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 6
- Average number of symbols per line: 140 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 21
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, not are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of A Journey;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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