This is an analysis of the poem Kali The Mother that begins with:

The stars are blotted out,
The clouds are covering clouds, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX cddde fbfa cbXb fgge XXXg Xedb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101 0111001 00101010 0010101 1010010101 1100101 101101 101001 011101 111101 010101 010101 0111001 010101 0110011 1001110 10101 1101 110011 10011 1100101 0101110 11001010 11101 111001 110101 101001 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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