This is an analysis of the poem The Voice Of The Soul that begins with:

In Youth, when through our veins runs fast
The bright red stream of life,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcX cece fcfc cgcg cXcd dcdc dedX hahX fgfg ifif
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111111 011101 01100101 111001 01010101 110101 01011001 111000 11010101 010101 01110101 010101 10011101 1010101 01110111 100101 11000111 010101 01010101 110011 11110111 010101 11010001 110101 01110101 010101 10010101 011101 01010101 011110 100111101 010100 11110101 011101 01010101 010101 11011101 110101 11110111 110101 11011101 010101 111101001 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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