This is an analysis of the poem Revolving And Not Evolving that begins with:

They are still in those places I left.
And that I don't understand....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011011 1111101 1111101011 100101010 1011010110 01001101 01011010 0110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 300
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Revolving And Not Evolving;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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