This is an analysis of the poem Hymn To Eros that begins with:
O Eros, silently smiling one, hear me.
Let the shadow of thy wings ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXabbXbcdef cXeXXaffdgXg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010010111 1011011 11 1110 0111010 010 111110 101 01001 01010 100010 101 101011 1111010 001010 1100 1101001 00110110 111010010 1001 1001 1001 101001
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Hymn To Eros;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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