This is an analysis of the poem Earthborn that begins with:

Hurled back, defeated, like a child I sought
The loving shelter of my native fields, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXabbXcbXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010111 0101001101 1101010101 11010001111 1111110101 0101010101 1101101011 1111010110 1101010111 01110100100 0111110101 1111101111 1111010100 0001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 624
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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