This is an analysis of the poem Agni, Or The Fire that begins with:

1.
Lighted Agni flames forth high,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabbXX Xcdaadd XEEffgg XEEffee Xffdcbb Xaahhaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1010111 10100101 10101001 1000101 11010101 10011101010 1 100100101 01010101 1010101 1101100 1101010101 1001011101 1 1010101 11100101 1110111 1110111 0111010001 1111110101 1 1010101 11100101 1111101 0111001 1011101001 11110100101 1 01011111 01011111 01101101 010011001 11110100101 11010101001 1 11110101 111100001 11110101 110100101 111011101 11010000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; lord, of, our, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words with, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Agni, Or The Fire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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