This is an analysis of the poem Sudden Calm that begins with:

There is a bellowing in me, as of might
Unfleshed and visionless, mangling the air...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010001101 100110010001 0100101001 0101011111 0011011111 0101110101 0011011111 10101100101 0101010101 0011011111 1111010111 0101111101 00010011101 1111000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 573
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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  • summary of Sudden Calm;
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  • history of its creation;
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