This is an analysis of the poem A Rebus that begins with:

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A bird delicious to the taste,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabccb X aabddb X eefbbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,1,6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01010001 11110101 111101 0100011 11010101 010101 1 0101011 11110101 110011 01010101 11110111 110111 1 01010001 11110001 110001 101010101 11110101 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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