This is an analysis of the poem The Arrow-Slit that begins with:

I clomb full high the belfry tower
Up to yon arrow-slit, up and away,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cdcd XeAX Xbbb XeAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101010 1011011101 11111111110 001101111 1111011101 11110101 1101001101 111101101 1111001101 110100101 10111001010 100111001001 1010111001 111101000 1110100101 111111111 11111001001 1100110101 10111001010 1100100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; and, her are repeated.

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  • summary of The Arrow-Slit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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