This is an analysis of the poem Two Quatrains that begins with:

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As eons of incalculable strife ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab X cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 1100010001 1001001101 1101010101 0101010101 1 1101111101 1111010101 1101111101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; of is repeated.

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  • summary of Two Quatrains;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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