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

O wind, rend open the heat,
cut apart the heat,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab XXacbc aaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 10101 10010 1101 1011 1101001 110111 0101 1101 101 110 1001101 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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