This is an analysis of the poem Blue Moles that begins with:

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They're out of the dark's ragbag, these two...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXXbacb cdbXdddec XfgXafXedg hddggcXdh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,9,10,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 110011011 1100101 1011101101 11011111 11011100001 10100111110 001010011 0101010100001 11101110 01110101 10101101 010110110 1110010010 01110101 11110111 10010001001 10000101101 01110111 1 10010111 00100100101 110011001 110011000 111111111 10010110 1001100111 11100111 111001 1110101 110110001 10100100 0101010010 1011011010 010100111 001110110011 10010100 10110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 335
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 Blue Moles;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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