This is an analysis of the poem Erat Hora that begins with:

‘Thank you, whatever comes.' And then she turned
And, as the ray of sun on hanging flowers...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110101111 11010111010 1101110001 1100111101 11011110111 1111010101 1011110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Erat Hora;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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