This is an analysis of the poem Two Loves that begins with:

S. B. f-Shtein
There is such love that’s similar to smoke: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaX bbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111 1011110001 0001001010 01010101010 010110101 1011110001 0001111101 0001011101 0101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Two Loves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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