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

Crimson is the slow smolder of the cigar end I hold,
Gray is the ash that stiffens and covers all silent the fire. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001100001111 1001110110110010 011110111110010011111010011111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 88 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 18
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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