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

Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones
Heard the word of the Lord commanding him:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcb dXXXX aXaca eXcde XXXXe XXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010011 1010010101 10001111110 110110101101 101011011110 111110001010 1001010011 10110010001 1001111101 10110100111 11110010011 11011011010 101100101011 101110010010 10110101010 0010101010010 101101101010 111010010010 011101001010 100010110110 101101010010 110010100110 10010101001 100101010010 101001001110 11111111010 11101001100 11010100010 11111011100 110111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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