This is an analysis of the poem Song (Untitled #7) that begins with:

Thou to me art such a spring
As the Arab seeks at eve, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccba deffed gehheg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10111001 1010111 1000101 1010111 1010101 1101000101 1011101 1110101 10100101 1110001 1011101 01010011011 1011101 1011101 1100101 1010101 1010101 101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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.

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  • summary of Song (Untitled #7);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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