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

Among the hills a meteorite
Lies huge; and moss has overgrown,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acaX dede fgfg hchc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101001 11111101 11110101 11011001 11001101 010010010 11010001 01001101 10011100 10011101 110010010 11010101 11011101 10010111 10111101 11000101 10010111 0101101010 11110111 011001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 is repeated.

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

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