This is an analysis of the poem The Wounds Of... that begins with:

The wounds of...
Those in secret and themselves bleed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAaXXXccb bXXcXbXddXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 10101011 010 10101001 111 1111 1101 111 101 1 1110101 010 111 011101 010 1001 0111 001 111 0 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 The Wounds Of...;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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