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

Nearer and ever nearer...
My body, tired but tense, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xcdc XeXe dfef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 1101011 101110 1100100 1011010 101001 100110 001101 0011010 001111 111011 10101 1111100 10101 01110010 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

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