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

Fast by his wild resounding River
The listless Coran lingers ever; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffeeggXbXXhhii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 010101010 11010101 11010101 01010101 11011101 01011101 11010101 110100101 11010101 11010101 110100101 11110101 11111101 11110101 01010101 11111101 1100100101 11010010 010111001 110110001 110100101 11010010001 011111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 924
  • Average number of words per stanza: 154
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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  • summary of The Coranna;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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