This is an analysis of the poem On A Movement Of Beethoven’s that begins with:

Ave! Once more touch the strings
That Memory may feed upon the strain,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaa cdXeec fggggf hggggh gcciig bccffb daaffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 1100110101 110101 01 1011000101 110101 101101 01010100101 011110 11 0101111101 010001 010111 1101010001 101111 01 111010101 110101 110111 0101010011 111101 11 010010101001 111001 110111 1111010001 110001 11 0011110101 011001 110101 01001110111 010101 01 0111010101 110001 110111 1111010111 010010 01 1111000101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of On A Movement Of Beethoven’s;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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