This is an analysis of the poem Glowing Superlatives that begins with:

Unloading glowing superlatives
Does not make what isn't felt or seen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDDE ebadddXd ABCDDEXddedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010100100 111100111 1010 0100010010 11010 001001 101101101 0101101010 011011111 11100010 11001010 1110010 0101001011 11101000010 010100100 111100111 1010 0100010010 11010 001001 10100100101 010100101101 101000010001010010 0101110101101010 11010000101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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