This is an analysis of the poem Song Of The Necromancer that begins with:

I will repeat a subtle rune—
And thronging suns of Otherwhere...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbba Xcccd eXaae XffdX caXac gbbbg XhhhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 11010100 11010101 11010011 11010111 01111100 010110001 11011111 11010011 01010100 010100111 11001110 11011001 01101111 01110101 01110100 01010111 01010101 1001010 11010110 0100101 11010101 10110111 11010001 110111001 11010001 11001101 11011101 10010101 11111101 10111100 11101111 11011101 10111101 01110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, my, of are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Song Of The Necromancer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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