This is an analysis of the poem Governors On Sominex that begins with:

It had been four days of no weather
as if nature had conceded its genius to the indoors....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa ab bX c X d cee dee fX b e fb aXf dbXb bdb cX be ad e e b X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,1,1,1,3,3,2,1,1,2,3,4,3,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010110110 101010100100011 10110100110 11111011101011 010010100101001 10100101111011 1111001100101010 1011001010100 01110100101101 1100111100111 01010101011101 1111000011 1100101001101 010101101110 001010100 01010111011001 10110110110 11 0101011101 1010110001110 011010100000111 01110011100010 1110010110010 010001101 11111101011 0111010101 100011101010010 101010111 1010110101011101 010110100101 0101010011011 11111011111 011101010001 10111010101 1011011001001 1011100101 111011001 10100010111011 111011010101 111011111011110 010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 25
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, that are repeated.

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  • summary of Governors On Sominex;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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