This is an analysis of the poem Movement that begins with:

A winding movement on the slope beside the rapids of the river.
The abyss at the stern, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabccdebaXcXXd ccfebbXdd XfdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,9,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01010101010100010 001101 0100001 0101010001 01010101110010 110100 10100010 1011 110100001 10110010010 111001000 1110101101101100 0101011101 01001 010010010 1001010001001 01010010010 0101010101001 011010100 101101 00101001 101001001 011000010100 10101000100 0101010100 1111010101 110111010 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 342
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, for, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, in are repeated.

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

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