This is an analysis of the poem Threatening Signs that begins with:

IF Venus in the evening sky
Is seen in radiant majesty,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbccaXddeeffXX gghXhhii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000101 010100100 01110111 11010101 1010101010 1101010110 11010111 11010100 1001101010 010101110 110101010 110101110 11010011 01110101 11011111 010111110 010101011 10110101 11011111 1101010100 11010101 11011001 11010111 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 437
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Threatening Signs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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