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

That I should make much of myself and turn it on all sides,
thus casting colored shadows on thy radiance ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX Xbc aXXX acaX cXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111011110111 110101111100 10110 110010001110 1110110101001 01110101101001 01010101101010101 1101111111101 1111 010110101 01111101000100010 001001101 0101101001010001 10011101010 01100111110001 0010111101010 1110100101100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, in, of are repeated.

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

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