This is an analysis of the poem Song (Untitled #2) that begins with:

The moon is alone in the sky
As thou in my soul; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdeedffd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001001 11011 01101001 101101 11001 001001 1001001001001 01011 001101 11111111001001 1101 111101 1001101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 406
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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  • summary of Song (Untitled #2);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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