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

Hot gold runs a winding stream on the inside of a green bowl.
Yellow trickles in a fan figure, scatters a line of skirmishes, spreads a chorus...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111010110010011 101000110100101001010 010101101010001001100 110101111 01110011000110111 10010101101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 67 (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; of is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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