This is an analysis of the poem The Boundaries Of Humanity that begins with:

WHEN the primeval
All-holy Father...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadeffXf dagdXdhffc icjebXah ddbdXkkX jgdiXj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,8,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 11010 100101 01111 11010 1001 111101 10010 110111 1011 10010 11010 1001 01110 1011 001001 11011 01001 1011 1011 101100 1111 10010 1101 11010 1001 00010 01101 0111 10010 01010 11010 10010 11010 11110 11110 1001 01011 111010 10110 101000 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Boundaries Of Humanity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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