This is an analysis of the poem Song #2. that begins with:

Have I not touched thy spirit?
Have I not heard it sing?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 111101 1111010 010101 0111110 1101110 1101110 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Song #2.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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