This is an analysis of the poem Reflected Specks Of Dust that begins with:

It may be an illusion.
But all must agree, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXXda be dXcfeXaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 11101 01001 00101 0101 00100110 0010101 01000101010 0101111 001001001 01010111 101000010 0101 011001001110 10100101010 1111 100101 011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Reflected Specks Of Dust;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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