This is an analysis of the poem Interlude that begins with:

Sun-light recedes on the mountains, in long gold shafts,
Like the falling pillars of a temple....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXbabXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110100111 1010100010 110101111011 0101011110 00011001 11010100110 1101 110101010 0101010101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 382
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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