This is an analysis of the poem Far Within Us #7 that begins with:

Toothed eyes fly
Over still waters...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa ba Xa Xb Xa Xa aa X Xb c Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 10110 011101 10010 1101 111010 111 01101 111 101 11110 1110 0101 11100011 11110 1101101001 111111 111100 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 36
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (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 #7;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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