This is an analysis of the poem The Carillon that begins with:

Alone
I sit in the dusk and see... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacc ddddee dffdgg hiihjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 1100111 1001010101 011111 11110101010 0111010 11 01110001 0100111101 010111 00010010011 110111 01 11110010 01001000101 111101 1101000101 111101 11 01010101 1011011101 010101 101101001001 0101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; all is repeated.

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

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