This is an analysis of the poem Storm And Sunlight that begins with:

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In barns we crouch, and under stacks of straw, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XXXbcdcXbXXefe X dgcXeeXffggcaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 0111110101 10011101010 10111111010 0101010111 1101010101 01001110101 11000100101 1011010101 1101010101 1101101101 1111000101 11000101010 11010010101 1001000101 1 1011010101 0101001101 01001111111 1101011101 1101110101 01011101101 111111111 0101011111 111100001001 11110011101 0101000101 1101110101 1111000101 11010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Storm And Sunlight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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