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

Above the ponds, beyond the valleys,
The woods, the mountains, the clouds, the seas,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaab bccb deXf XfaX Xdda X Xe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 010101010 010100101 101010101 011100100 1101100100 11001011001 110110001 0100011100 0001001 100101001001 110110101 01100010101 010101010101 111010010 1001110001010 010111001000 01111111101 0101010011 101010110100110 010010111 0101100100 01011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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