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

I bend to the ground
to catch ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcXbddcecXcfggXhaibjfcgdecXibXajhbdbegXdjc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 45,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 01 1010 1010 01010 01000 1100 0101 10001 01 11 11 01101 1000100 011 1001 1001 0101 1110 11 011 0110 1010 1010100 1111 010010 111 1 111 10101 00111 10010 110 101 0101010 1010 01010 10101 1110 0101 101010 1111 011 0111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 852
  • Average number of words per stanza: 135
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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