This is an analysis of the poem A Spark Of Fire that begins with:

A spark of fire I did see
Which there , in a forest tree hole I'd stowed...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 01010101 1100101111 11101010 101001000110101101 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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 A Spark Of Fire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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