This is an analysis of the poem Ignis Fatuus that begins with:

In the twilight of my audacity
I saw you flee the world, the burnt highways...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdb eXeXf XXcf dXffba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0011010100 1111010111 01011111 101000101 010101011 010111001 0110111011 10000101 011011011 100100100001 10111110000 1101000111000 01010010001 01001001 001110000100 111111100 0111011100 100111001 1010101 11110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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.

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  • summary of Ignis Fatuus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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