This is an analysis of the poem Seals Of Thunder that begins with:
They say I sing in secrets—they have ears
But do not hear; have eyes but do not see...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbaabba cddcdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111010111 1111111111 1101000100 1111000101 01001010011 10110100100 1111010100 1111010011 1101011111 1011101101 1001010101 1011110101 0101010101 1101010111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
- Average number of words per stanza: 56
- 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 Seals Of Thunder;
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- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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