This is an analysis of the poem The Living Torch that begins with:

Those lit eyes go before me, in full view,
(Some cunning angel magnetised their light) - ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eeb ffb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1111011011 11010100011 1001111101 1011010011 11010011101 00110101101 1111011111 010001101011 0101110101 1100111111 1101110101 11011111110 11011011010 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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