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

PHOEBUS, arise!
   And paint the sable skies ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbccbddXdeefghfgahiiaaaaaddaddgXgX ddddaajjkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 37,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 110101 010111 1101000101 1110110101 01000110111 1101001 110011111 111101 0101111101 1100110 0101011101 110101 11101111001 001101 11111 011111 0101111101 111101 110101 010110101 0001110001 1101110111 111101 111101 111101 111111101 011101 111111 1111100101 1101100101 011111 010101101 110101 110101 100101 1001110101 011101 110001 1000111 1101001 110101 0101010101 010101101001 011001111 100101 1101101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 830
  • Average number of words per stanza: 143
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Invocation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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