This is an analysis of the poem Flaming Signs Of The Mystery that begins with:

Flaming signs of the mystery grow
On the wall, that is solid and grim,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcdb dddd ecec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001001 101101011 101001011 1011101011 11100101110 101001001 1011011010 111001011 1110011010 1011111 1010110010 101011001 01100101 011101011 111011001 101101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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