This is an analysis of the poem Ben Trovato that begins with:

The Deacon thought. “I know them,” he began,
“And they are all you ever heard of them— ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cXcaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101110101 1111110100 10001110 0110010001 1111010111 1101010001 0100000100 1011010100 110101001001 1101010001 1101111101 1101000101 0111111111 1111110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; i, and are repeated.

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

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