This is an analysis of the poem The Message Of The Wind that begins with:

The wind comes riding down from heaven.
Ho! wind of heaven, what do you bring? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 011101010 110101111 110111010 1100101 1101001110 111101 01101111 100111 11010101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 The Message Of The Wind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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