This is an analysis of the poem The Anguish Of A Mirage that begins with:

They faded, the last bands of reddish,
Like whispers of prayers in night,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXB bcdc beXe cbXd dXdc Xbeb ABXB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011010 1100101 111010110 11111001 11011011 1100111 101101001 11001001 1110001110 11001001 11110010 1101111 1110101 11111011 111111 0111111 11001001 1100111 1101101 011001011 11111101 11000101 001001011 11011101 110011010 1100101 111010110 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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  • summary of The Anguish Of A Mirage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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