This is an analysis of the poem 'Deities' Amongst Us that begins with:
They believe themselves to be keeper of secrets,
Stolen from sacred tombs....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaacb ccaacac XaXaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010010010 100101 10101001 10001010 110011 11101100111 10011 001 0100 10100100 010011001 110010100 11001 111101 1110000 01010010 110011 100011001101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
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- summary of 'Deities' Amongst Us;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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