This is an analysis of the poem Response that begins with:

Beside that milestone where the level sun,
Nigh unto setting, sheds his last, low rays... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXbbccbbbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111110101 1101010111 1111010001 1101001110 1111110111 1100111101 11100101001 010111101 1101011001 1111111101 0101001111 0101010101 1111010101 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 593
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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