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

The stinging nettle only
Will still be found to stand:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb ccccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 010101 0100010 010001 011101 1111110 1111001 0101110 010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • 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 The Stinging Nettle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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