This is an analysis of the poem Thule that begins with:

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And the stain of the rain,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabc cdcef Xgehi ecejg jaejk fcgfk XaeXk bajkX galfc cicijXjdhjl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 101001 1010 0101 1011 1101 001001 0101 001010 1110 10110 1101 110010 1010 0110 01010 1010 100101 1010 0011 01010 011 01010 00110 0101 11010 010010 101 1010 01010 1010 0101 10010 1101 0101 111 10110 01110 11010 101 11011 1010 0111 101010 10001 11110 1010 1001 101010 101 00111 0101 111010 111 01111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Thule;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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