This is an analysis of the poem Germs that begins with:

FORMS, qualities, lives, humanity, language, thoughts,
The ones known, and the ones unknown--the ones on the stars,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaXbabbbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010100101 0111010101101 01011110100 1010110011100100 110110 101011101010101 01 11110111100111011 01010011011101111 101011 101010111010010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 626
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ones, and, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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