This is an analysis of the poem Demeter At Dusk that begins with:

At dusk Demeter
becomes afraid...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXbc cdefgfef bdghXdhbfdifbahaide
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 0101 110100 1011 1101010 001 1101 0101 01010 11101 010101 01 01010 10111 01010100101 00110 00101101 111111 11 0101010 111 010101 10101 10111 1101 1101110 101 110 101110001 010 111 110 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Demeter At Dusk;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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