This is an analysis of the poem Two Pictures that begins with:

Sunset.
A ball of fire suspended... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abacXadaebebdfdfefefgbgb ebebchchg cicijajahjhjeded dbdbeaeaafaf ekekcbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,24,9,16,12,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 01010010 1100101 1001010 100100 0101010 010001 0111010 110111 01001010 110101 0101110 111001 0101010 011101 0101010 011101 01001110 0110101 1101010 110101 0101010 010101 0110110 010101 1001010 110101 1101110 010101 1101110 110101 1101010 110101 11 1001110 110001 0101010 110101 01001010 011101 010110 110001 1101010 110111 1101010 1000101 0101010 011101 1101010 110101 0101010 010101 0101010 111101 0101010 010101 0101010 010101 0101010 110001 01100110 111101 1101110 010111 0111010 110111 011110 110111 1101010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 70
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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