This is an analysis of the poem The Heaven-Born that begins with:

Not into these dark cities,
These sordid marts and streets,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbacac Xaaadede afafacac gagXdgdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001110 110111 101001010 1010101 11001110 111111 11001010 1101101 01101110 010101 00111010 0101111 11111110 1101001 0101010 010101 1101010 1100101 110010010 1100111 11001110 010101 01001110 110111 1101010 011101 1100110 01000 0111110 110111 0101010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, of are repeated.

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

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