This is an analysis of the poem Occultation Of Orion, The that begins with:

I saw, as in a dream sublime,
The balance in the hand of Time.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbbbc XXddXeddeedeedddff gghibjjeXbccee bbhhccddhi ffjaajbbhhXkkj ccXXddbbddXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,18,14,10,14,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 01000101 1011101100 110101001 11010101 11000101 100001010 10010001 01110110 10110100 11000101 010101010 0101101 101101011 0110011 11010101 11011111 010101001 01010111 0110111 100101101 11010101 01010101 11010101 0101010001 01010101 01010101 10010100 10011100 10110001 11010111 01010101 100100101 10110100 01010001 01110101 11010101 10010111 010100001 01110111 11001111 010010101 010010101 10110101 01010111 01011101 11010111 10010111 010010100 11010101 11000111 110100010 01110101 110000011 110110010 00010101 01011101 01000111 11010101 1101100 11011101 11010101 10110101 11010101 11000101 100001000 0101000100 11110011 01010101 01000101 010100101 11010101 11010101 100001000 0101000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 423
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 75
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • summary of Occultation Of Orion, The;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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