This is an analysis of the poem Behind The Blameless Trees that begins with:

Behind the blameless trees
old fate slowly builds...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccXX adXbdeaeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 11101 01100 1011 10111 011101010 0010011 1010010 11110111011 11010101010 11001 0101 1010111100 001 010 10001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Behind The Blameless Trees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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