This is an analysis of the poem The Creed To Be that begins with:

Our thoughts are molding unmade spheres,
And, like a blessing or a curse, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dddd aeae XfXf agag hdhdXeaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011 11010101 11010100 11010101 11110101 010101111 10111001 11111101 01001111 11010101 111100101 11010101 11011111 11000101 01010101 11110001 10010111 110011001 10010100 11000101 11111001 11011101 11011101 110100101 01010101 01010101 11011101 11010101 11010111 01110001 11010101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word too is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase free connects the lines.

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

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