This is an analysis of the poem The Dark Chateau that begins with:

The mysteries of your former dust,
Your lives declined from solar light—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcaabc adefadef fgbbfgXX bXfhbdfh XXbcicec dXciXXci
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001101 11010101 11111101 01011101 01110101 101101101 11001101 11000101 10110101 11010001 00010101 11010101 010101001 11011100 10010101 011000101 11110111 11010001 11010100 11010101 11010101 11010101 100100100 111001001 11010101 0111010100 11110101 11010101 11111101 11011111 11010101 11010101 11000100 01110111 01011101 11010101 101010011 11011101 11110101 10010101 10010111 110101000 10011111 01010111 110101010 11010101 110011011 10010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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