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

Sunlight, a colt from the ranges, glossy and gentle and strong,
Dazed by the multiple thunder of wheels and the thrust of the sea,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ecec fdfd cece cXcc fbfb gegX dhdh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110100101011011 1101001001101001 101110101101011 100100101001011 100100101001001 101100101101001 1111001001011001 1101011010001001 100100101011011 110110111001011 1010100101001001 0111100111001001 100110101111001 110110101101001 100110101001001 100100101001011 1111110101101111 1111101001101011 110110101111011 1001010011001101 101100101101001 100100101001010 1010100100001001 111100101001001 100111001001011 100100111001001 101110101001011 100100111001111 100111101011101 0100110101001001 011110101011001 11101111011101001 111101101111001 101100101001001 100111101001101 11111000101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 66 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, in, to, him, he, for are repeated.

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

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