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

In the broken light, in owl weather,
Webs on the lawn where the leaves end,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcXcXXXXXXdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001010110 11011011 11011101110 01011101 0101111100 0101000101 10110000010 11100001010111 010101011 1010010111 111101111100 10111110 111011001 1111111000 10101010101 10101011 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 676
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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