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

[Dedicated to Allan Bennett]
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b ccddeebb X ffggXebB XhhaaffXi X iXffccbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,8,1,8,9,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100001010 1 100101 100101 1001011101 0111000101 10010101010 10011111010 010111 110011110 1 101101 110101 0101010111 0101010101 10110101001 1001000101 1100101 010011110 1 1010101 110111 0101000101 1101110111 100100111 0101000101 011111 01001110 1 110100 110101 1111111001 1111010101 1111111101 1011111101 111111 010011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; golden, to, and, as, god are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word its is repeated.

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

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