This is an analysis of the poem Archaic Torso Of Apollo that begins with:

We cannot know his legendary head
with eyes like ripening fruit. And yet his torso...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX baba XbX cXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010101 011100111011 0101010001 10101011101 101010101 01111101111 0111010111 01110110101 101011101 010010010010 1111010111 1101010001 1101111011 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, would are repeated.

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