This is an analysis of the poem Far Within Us #5 that begins with:

The nights are running out of darkness
Steel branches grasp...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a Xb XaX b c Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,3,1,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101010 1101 010101 10100010 110101 11011100 00101101 111100 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 41
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Far Within Us #5;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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