This is an analysis of the poem Without The Sun, Moon And Earth that begins with:

Worthless would be the purpose,
To consider the creation divine! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC bddee afafbbbageffa fhafXiihiffaiigg ABCiibafc XXXfaef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,13,16,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 0010001001 1010011101 110001 10010100 111010100 001111 10101011 110100001 0010010 110100100100 001101101 0101 10101001 01 110010010 101111 11 01000100 010001 00100100 11 01101001 0010100100 001001010101 01000 1 001000111101 1 1 0010101001101 01001001101 11010110010 1 010101101 000100111001 01011001011101 1010010 0010001001 1010011101 101001 10100100110100 01000100100101 101001001010 11100 01 1101010 0100001010 111111001 1111100101 11101111 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word what is repeated.

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  • summary of Without The Sun, Moon And Earth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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