This is an analysis of the poem In Time Of 'The Breaking Of Nations' that begins with:

Only a man harrowing clods
In a slow silent walk ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011001 001101 011111011 101111 1011011 001011 10011001 11001 1001101 11001 11001001 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • history of its creation;
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