This is an analysis of the poem Solar Eclipse that begins with:

Observe these blue solemnities of sky
Offering for the academes of after-ages...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc Xdad eceXccbfXdd XdgXed feXbbgbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,11,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111100001 10010100001010 0100010101 10110100100 01000101010 11110011101 01110101001 1101010101 0110011101 1101010101 1101011010010 1101011101 10100010 101 1011011101 1001011101 1001001101 1001010001 1100010101 0101010011 1010010101 01010101001 1001010101 11001010101 0100101000101 1101010101 1010110101010 0101011101 1001001101 101000100101 0111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 330
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Solar Eclipse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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