This is an analysis of the poem Study For A Soul that begins with:

the colors have begun to form
silvergray with cramoisy and gold... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcX bdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011001 100010011 00110111 01010111 11010101 001010001 10011101 10011100 11110101 010001110 10111101 1001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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 Study For A Soul;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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