This is an analysis of the poem Said The Coal To A Diamond that begins with:

My stuff is so vile, I am less than dust
while your gleam rends the mirror's heart....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaX abccX XddXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1101111111 11110101 11010101 0111010100101 10111001010 111111 001100101 000101010110 11110010010 1001101010 1010100101 01010011010 0111001001 0111110111 01110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Said The Coal To A Diamond;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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