This is an analysis of the poem Sunset And Storm that begins with:

Deep with divine tautology,
The sunset's mighty mystery... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabba ccdbbd eeceec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011000 01010100 01110111 01010101 01010101 01000101 11010111 01010101 01111001 01010101 010111001 01010001 11110101 11110101 01010100 11110011 11010111 010000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

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