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

Strong pinions bore Safi, the dreamer,
Through the dazzle and whirl of a race,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abCbCdbd ebfb ADGD ahah eiXi fjfj fbkb glfl kkfk aeme afgf mjbj fhfh fbXb ADGD fXfh adka ajkj fXbc deXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110010 101011001 1011010010 101101001 1011010010 11011001 1011010010 11001001 1011011110 111111001 0011011010 101001101 111010010 1111101 1111010010 101001101 010010010 11101001 1010010010 01001001 110110110 11101001 1110111110 1011010001 110010010 11101001 1011001010 01101011 1110010110 01011001 110010010 11011001 1110010010 11001001 111010010 01001001 110110011 11001101 110011010 010001111 1110110010 11101001 1011010110 101101001 0110011010 11000111 010010010 010010101 011110010 11111001 110011110 11101001 010010110 110010001 1010010110 01011011 1010010010 11001001 111001111 111001001 111010010 1111101 1111010010 101001101 111010010 11001001 010010010 11001001 110010010 1111010010 110010010 01101010 1110111010 111111001 0010110110 11010101 010011010 011001010 1111110010 01101001 111011101 11001101 1010010010 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 84
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Safi;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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