This is an analysis of the poem The Rhythm that begins with:

It is all a rhythm,
from the shutting ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cdec dadf eaXa fbaX ddcc Xdfc gXghhaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001010 0010 10010 100 01001 101 0100 1001 0101 100010 0001 1001 01010 1010 0111 11110 001111 10110 1010 1010111 01010 110011 011 011 1011010 010111 111 011 010110 00110100 101001 01001 01001 110100 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Rhythm;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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