This is an analysis of the poem The Gods Wake Up that begins with:

Another worst things with the Gods is that
They sleep most of the time—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXXXXX cXXXXacX XcXdXcdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101100101 111001 11101 011001110 0001010101 111110111 101101011010 010011 0111101 011010 1011010 11000100010 101010110 111010001101 0100100101 01101000 1101010011 111101010100 11101000 01110100101 10101000101 01010101 110111 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 341
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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