This is an analysis of the poem Symbolism that begins with:

NOW when the spirit in us wakes and broods,
Filled with home yearnings, drowsily it flings ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaabb acacdd XaXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101001111 1011010001 0011111101 10010000111 1001000101 100111010101 10011101110 1001110101 00110011010 0111010101 0011110011 101100011101 1001110101 11111011111 1111010100 1111010111 1101100111 110101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 292
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; is repeated.

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  • summary of Symbolism;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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