This is an analysis of the poem Under A Stagnant Sky that begins with:

Under a stagnant sky,
Gloom out of gloom uncoiling into gloom,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbccccbdeXbXX bfdeXXccXXfXaccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 1101100001 01010101 101101001001 10110101 00110011001 0111110101 11110100100 1001000101 11010010011 1101000100 011011 01000010101 010011111 1101010101 1000110 1101011101 011101 100100100 1101010010 01010001011 101100101001 0011010001 01010101 1111111101 1101101 111111 0111010001 011111 110010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 365
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; gloom, of, river, o, life are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words of, the are repeated.

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  • summary of Under A Stagnant Sky;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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