This is an analysis of the poem With The Caravan that begins with:

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Closer the curtain. Still the sun is flame, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXdedd XfXgahgc Xdagcddd XdXidjidbg acakelXak jhblclgjcX afgdablXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,8,10,9,10,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1001010101 1011010 101 1011010 0111011 1110100 10010 111110 1 10111101010 10010010101010 1001 1001 11010 1 101101 1 1111010101 1001 111101 010101 10111 1101011111 110101 1 111001 10010100101 1100010 111101 1001 1001 01010111 100101 1101010111 1 1101 110111 1101010011 11011100 10010100101 110110 1101110101 110011 110101 1101010000 0111001 010101 0111110 1111010 111011 101101011 101 111100 1 11010111010 110101 11010 11111 01110011011 101000101 011011101101 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 390
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; stillness, silver, my, of, his, l are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words far, silver, his are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines roses is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.

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