This is an analysis of the poem Fragments - Lines 0467 - 0496 that begins with:

Of those now here with us, do not detain anyone who is unwilling to remain,
Nor show the door to anyone who does not wish to go,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeeXXaXafdgefbcXXXfhgeXeddh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101110110010010001 11010100111101 11100101010001101 1101110111010 1101001010100 1101101011010 10111011011111 1111001000010111 1111111111001011 111011101101 1110110111100101 101010111101001 01010101001011110 01000111001 1110010110101010 1111010101101 0101101110111 101011111011 11011110111111110 1010110100110010101 11111010101111100 011110100111111 111101001010010101 010111101001010101111 111111001110100100 1111110111010 110101110111111001011 101101001010 100011101110111111010 01000101010110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1928
  • Average number of words per stanza: 358
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; who, to, anyone, i, of, you, another are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, for, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Fragments - Lines 0467 - 0496;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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