This is an analysis of the poem Union In Disseverance that begins with:

unset worn to its last vermilion he;
She that star overhead in slow descent:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dXdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0110010101 1111010101 1110010101 1010010101 1011011101 11101101001 0010011111 1110011101 1010011111 11110101100 111110001 1111010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Union In Disseverance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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