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

Sorceress and sorcerer,
Risen from the sepulcher,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbaa XXccdXee XXffggff aahhddaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001100 1000100 00110001 1111111 1010101 0010101 0100111 1100111 1001100 1111100 1001111 1000111 11101010 1010010 1010101 0010101 1111100 1010100 1111101 1011101 11100101 1010111 1111101 1010101 110001 1010101 10101101 1111101 1111111 0010101 1111111 0011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

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