This is an analysis of the poem The Livid Lightnings Flashed In The Clouds that begins with:
The livid lightnings flashed in the clouds;
The leaden thunders crashed. ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXX XbXaaaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010101001 010101 0100101 1001001010 1010101 110110001 110 10110 1011 1111100 10101101 1101001010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
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- summary of The Livid Lightnings Flashed In The Clouds;
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- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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