This is an analysis of the poem Äþñßá (Greek Title) that begins with:

Be in me as the eternal moods
of the bleak wind, and'not...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXabbabXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001100101 001110 11011 10010 11001100 0101 10110 10111001 01010 010010010 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of Äþñßá (Greek Title);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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