This is an analysis of the poem World, Take Good Notice that begins with:

WORLD, take good notice, silver stars fading,
Milky hue ript, weft of white detaching,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010110 1011101100 110110110 1001001110 11111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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 World, Take Good Notice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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