This is an analysis of the poem The Anatomy Of Angels that begins with:

Angels inhabit love songs. But they’re sprites
not seraphim. The angel that up-ended...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111110 11000101110 10110111011 11010111010 1101110011 0101010101 101111001001 1001110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

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  • summary of The Anatomy Of Angels;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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