This is an analysis of the poem Unto Us... that begins with:

Somewhere at some time
They committed themselves to me...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccXddbXefdXebXghgaffXffXXiXiihiXgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 10100101 1111 1111 1001 1001 1101101 11101 110110 11110110 1111 11 11101 1101110 010111 101110 1110 110010 10101 101 1101011 0101 1110101 0011010101 10 111110 0111 011111 1010110 111011 1101 1111101 1111010 010011011 1101000010 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 819
  • Average number of words per stanza: 164
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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; my is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines was is repeated).

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

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