This is an analysis of the poem Five A.M. that begins with:

Elan that lifts me above the clouds
into pure space, timeless, yea eternal...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXaaaaXXXbcXXXXXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110101 0011101010 1100001 100101 01101100 10010101100 0100100111100101 10010111010100 1110101011 00111010 1010010101111 110101101001011 11011011111 1010110011010101001 1010111100101010 111011 1001100101011010 1010101101010101 111010101010011 111111101111 110101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1043
  • Average number of words per stanza: 161
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Five A.M.;
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  • history of its creation;
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