This is an analysis of the poem View From A Height that begins with:

Sharp wind, towering sky, apes howling mournfully;
untouched island, white sand, birds flying in circles....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001110100 011011110010 1001010101101 00100101011101 1010100101010110 1000100010110010 1011001110110 1111111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 421
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of View From A Height;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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