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

TWILIGHT, a blossom grey in shadowy valleys dwells:
Under the radiant dark the deep blue-tinted bells ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbcXddeeffggcchhhhiiee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101010100101 1001001011101 010010100111 1001111001101 1011010101011 0100010100111 110111110101 111101010 101101010101 110101011001 110101110100 100101110101 110110010101 1111001000101 100111010111 11110100100 1011110100111 100101110101 110111010101 1011010011001 010111000111 100101000111 11000101011011 110101110101 1100101010101 110110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1372
  • Average number of words per stanza: 226
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; , with are repeated.

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

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