This is an analysis of the poem The Mystery Of Gilgal that begins with:

THE darkest, strangest mystery
I ever read, or heern, or see, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX bbXX cXXd eefX Xcgg ddXX ddXX hhgX ddbb ffXX ccaa ccfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010100 11011111 010011101 110010 11010101 11011101 11011111 1110101 11010101 01110111 010101010 1101011 11110101 11111001 11110100 01101010 110100111 11010101 11110111 110101 10011101 110010111 101110101 1111010 111100101 11110101 111010101 1111010 1110101101 1010100101 1110101011 1101010 1100111010 11101011110 01110101 111101 11111110 11110101 01110100 111101 11011101 111100111 11110101 010101 110010101 100101001 1110111001 1011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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