This is an analysis of the poem The Words that begins with:

Clouds scattered across the sky       &nbs p;all so far away
and then the space...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXaXXbacdbXX aXXdX Xbdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010111101 11011011100 1110110111 01010110010 10101010001 1111101001 0101100 01011111111 10111010 1100111011 01010111101111 01100101101 11 11101011001000 11101001111100 1110000110001 100010101100010 110100111 01100110 101010100010 11010110101 1110111110 00101011 00101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 683
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 85 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Words;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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