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

Who knows the heart of the Christian? How does he reason?
What are his measures and balances? Which is his season... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eebb eeff bbXX Xgggbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001011110 11010110010010 110010111111011 1101001111111 1010010010110110 101000110011010 110110011111010 10010010110110 10010010110110 001001101111010 010111111011111 11010010110111 11010111110010 110011111011010 11001001010010 10110011011010 110111110100101 0111101101001101 1110010010111110 1100111110110010 10011110111100 1101110111010 1111111111010 1111011111010 1011011011111 100111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, of, him, i, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, i are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines him, it are repeated).

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

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