This is an analysis of the poem Song #4. that begins with:

They have been here and had this light
Who in their graves are lying,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdXbXbebeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 1011110 110010101 0100010 11010111 1101110 01110001 01001010 11110111 0101110 110110111 1101010 11110111 1100010 11010101 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 495
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Song #4.;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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