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

IN THE MORN when the keen blade bites the tree,
And the chips on the dead leaves dance,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcaca dedXafaf ghghgege eieijhjh klklakak
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0011011101 10110111 1011011100 11110101 0011010101 10101101 1010011101 11110111 1010011111 00100101 1011011101 00100101 1010110101 11100111 1010010111 10101101 10110100101 10110111 1010011101 10100111 0011011111 00110101 1010010101 10100111 1010010101 10100111 1010010111 10100111 00100100101 10110101 1010011101 111101001 1111011101 11101001 0011110101 10100101 1010111101 1101101 1110011101 10100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 315
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; he, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, with are repeated.

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

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