This is an analysis of the poem Memory Of Sun that begins with:

Memory of sun seeps from the heart.
Grass grows yellower....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcb dXdd deXe AXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100011001 11100 1001101011 1010 1001010100 01010 1011010101 01010 0101011101 0111 1001010101 11 100011001 1001 0110011011 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Memory Of Sun;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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