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

Crowns and imperial purple, thrones of gold,
Onyx and sard and blazing diadems,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaaXXa babXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110100101001 101111010 010110111001 10010010101 1101010111 1011011100 1101011110 1111010111 1001110111 101101001100 1011001001 01010100100 0101110101 1001000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 289
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, than are repeated.

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  • summary of Occulta;
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  • history of its creation;
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