This is an analysis of the poem The Miracle Of Birth that begins with:

I saw my soul a traveller through Time;
From life to life the cosmic ways it trod,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dede cc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111010011 0101010101 01001110101 0100010001 01000101001 01010101011 01001010101 0011011101 1111110101 11010100111 10100010001 0101011111 1111010011 0100100111011 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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