This is an analysis of the poem The Sonnets To Orpheus: Xix that begins with:

Though the world keeps changing its form
as fast as a cloud, still...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX XdX ddX Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10111001 111011 1001011 00010 10011010 10110 110101 1001 10110100 101101 1101101 0101 1001101 1011 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Sonnets To Orpheus: Xix;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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