This is an analysis of the poem Those Born In Obscure Times that begins with:

Those born in obscure times
Do not remember their way....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX aXba XcXc aXcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 1101011 110010100 100101 01010011110 010101 010101010 1101011110 1001000101 111111 0111110 10010100 101010 1101111 11111111011 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Those Born In Obscure Times;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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