This is an analysis of the poem Clenched Soul that begins with:

We have lost even this twilight.
No one saw us this evening hand in hand...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb XX cb aX cXaXX aa dd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,2,2,5,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011 1111010101 10111101 1110110 00100110010101 010101 1101011 101010111 011001111 1011 1111 101 100101111100 11111111101 0111111111 1111011011111 11111011010 0101101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 Clenched Soul;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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