This is an analysis of the poem Gods Of The East that begins with:

Because I sought it far from men,
In deserts and alone,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba Xbcb cdcd aaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 010101 11010101 010001 01111101 111101 01110101 010101 1001001 1011 1001011 1111 01110101 1010110101 1011110101 11100111111 1010011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word because at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Gods Of The East;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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