This is an analysis of the poem Feeding The Sun that begins with:

One day we notice that the sun
needs feeding. Immediately...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadXefXbbdXXgcceaXfXXXXcXfgdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 11001000 0111011110 011110001 10110 111100100 111010101 101011101011 101001000011 1101100 1010100 01111010101 1100111 101011011 111010011 110100 1101011101 101101111 0110101111 101100110 010011 0110101111 10101011101 10 000100111111 1011101111101 01001010 1110100 110111111101 10 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1073
  • Average number of words per stanza: 184
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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