This is an analysis of the poem A Bit Of Science that begins with:

What! photograph in colors? 'Tis a dream
And he who dreams it is not overwise,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabbcdcdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 1111001100 0101010111 1111010101 1111011101 1111010011 1111100111 0111000101 1111111101 11011101010 01110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 457
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of A Bit Of Science;
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  • history of its creation;
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