This is an analysis of the poem Magi that begins with:
The abstracts hover like dull angels:
Nothing so vulgar as a nose or an eye...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXX abX Xcb cdc daX XXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010101110 10110101111 1000100101110 11011010010 111101 011110001 1010111110 10101001010 10110011 1100111010 01111101010 1001010010 01001110101 1101001110 10111110010 11010111010 1001010110 11101001100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Magi;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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