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

AMONG the men and women, the multitude,
I perceive one picking me out by secret and divine signs,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011100101 101110111101011 010011110110101 1010111 1110111011111 11010110 11111010111111000 11111110010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, that, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Among The Multitude;
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