This is an analysis of the poem Bow And Strings that begins with:

What heavy, dark delirium!
What dim and moonlit heights! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc Xbca aXXX XXdc cdXX XdcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010100 111111 01000110 11010111 11111111 110101010 1100011 11101110 101000101 11101110100 010101 1101010100 10011110101 0100100 1010001 11110001 01010111 010101000001 11010001 0101110 100010101 010111111 011011 10110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Bow And Strings;
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