This is an analysis of the poem Sand Scribblings that begins with:

THE WIND stops, the wind begins.
The wind says stop, begin....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab ca XXa dX bad Xbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,3,2,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0110101 011101 01101011 010100110 01001011 100110111 1001111010 01001101101 10011101010 1101110 11011011 01101001 10101110 1010110 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 534
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; wind is repeated.

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

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

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