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

Past the flown horizon's wall
And the fight of any wind—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAB cdcd XaeX fefe bdbdXAbAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1010101 1010111 1011111 1010101 11101010 111111 11111010 1010101 10101010 1010111 10101100 11111010 1010101 10101010 1011101 11101010 11001010 11101010 10101010 1010101 1010101 1010111 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Song Of Aviol;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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