This is an analysis of the poem Viewing Cac-Co Cavern that begins with:

Heaven and earth brought forth this rocky mass
its face cut by a deep crevasse...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX ab cd cX X da Xa bXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,1,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110101 01110110 1111001 110011 1110101 101000101 1010101 11011101 1001001000110 1110100101 01111100011 11010001010100 101101101010 1001010101 1011101101 100100100010 01001001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Viewing Cac-Co Cavern;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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