This is an analysis of the poem The Riddle Of The Sphinx that begins with:
Thou gazing face above the shifting sands!
Oh, turn thy tearless eyes and answer me!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXb cccc dada
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1101010101 1111011101 0101011011 1010 1101000101 1101011101 1101010101 1001 1101110101 1100010000 1101001111 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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- summary of The Riddle Of The Sphinx;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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