This is an analysis of the poem Light Is More Important Than The Lantern that begins with:

Light is more important than the lantern,
The poem more important than the notebook,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXbbXXb a X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101010 01010101011 1011010101 11001 110110101101 11010100 1100010 110 1110 0101110111 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Light Is More Important Than The Lantern;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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