This is an analysis of the poem The Earth Has Many Keys that begins with:

The earth has many keys,
Where melody is not... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101 110001 00010100 100101 110101 110101 0100011 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.

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  • summary of The Earth Has Many Keys;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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