This is an analysis of the poem Alf’s Tenth Bit that begins with:

WIND
Scarce and thin, scarce and thin...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcbccdb eXeeaadd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111111 010001 1011011 100101 10010111 1001010101 10110100 11101011 10111011 11011000 110111101 110101011 010011101 11100101 01001010 010100110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Alf’s Tenth Bit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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