This is an analysis of the poem To G. M. T. that begins with:

The sun is sinking in the west,
Long grow the shadows dim;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gaga aeXe hfhf ijij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010001 110111 11010001 110011 11011111 110111 11000101 111111 01111101 011111 11111111 111111 01110111 111101 10100101 110101 11011111 1101001 11110111 010011 11110101 111111 111111001 010101 01011111 101101 11110101 011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; love, he are repeated.

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  • summary of To G. M. T.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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