This is an analysis of the poem V.R. Lang that begins with:

You are so serious, as if
a glacier spoke in your ear...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXX defcX bfXae XdcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110010 0101011 111011 011011 0100101 110010011 111001001 011110100 11110001 101001101 111100111 010101010101 100011010 01001011110 0110101111 01001010100 010100111 100111011001 1110110010 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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  • summary of V.R. Lang;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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