This is an analysis of the poem Cadences that begins with:

The low, gray sky curveth from hill to hill,
Silent and all untenanted; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbab X cbbcX X X deede X fggfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,5,1,1,5,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111100101 10111000 0011011111 1101011101 0101010101 1 1101110111 01110101 0101010111 01101110101 011111100111 1 1010 1101001101 111111 1111011111 01010101001 1110010101 1 1111010111 101101 1101011101 1101010101 11101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; glad, how are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Cadences;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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