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

A shimmering sunset on the endless lake.
Ghostlike, a veil is slowly spread....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX accbX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001110101 11010101 1010111010101 10000100101 100111110001 0010010001 101010011 1001111010101 1101010001011 011110100101 101011000111 101101010100 1010101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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