This is an analysis of the poem The Light From Within that begins with:

I saw on earth another light
Than that which lit my eye... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb caXa abXb Xccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 111111 11101101 100101 01111001 100101 01111111 010001 11111101 110111 11110101 110101 11011101 010101 111101010 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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