This is an analysis of the poem The Clouds Have Stopped Their Thunder that begins with:

The clouds have stopped
their thunder,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXXcaccXcXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 110 0101 1001 010001 101101 010111 01010 1011 111 00010 00101 01010101 1101001 0101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Clouds Have Stopped Their Thunder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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