This is an analysis of the poem The Thread Of Truth that begins with:

Truth is a golden thread, seen here and there
In small bright specks upon the visible side ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXabbcccaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001011111 01110101001 0111010101 11010110101 0101111111 1101011101 1101001101 1101111001 0101010101 0101010011 10001100111 11110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 507
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; on, so are repeated.

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  • summary of The Thread Of Truth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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