This is an analysis of the poem An Art Critic that begins with:
Ira P. Rankin, you've a nasal name
I'll sound it through 'the speaking-trump of fame,'... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaabXccddXXeeaa ffbbgghhh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 11111010101 11011101010 11001010001 0101000101 1111110101 1111000101 1011010101 1111001111 1101110101 0100110001 1101010001 0101110101 10010111101 1011010001 11010100111 1001010001 1110010101 0101110111 1101011111 0101100101 0101011001 0101010101 1111111101 0101000101 1111011111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 524
- Average number of words per stanza: 95
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of An Art Critic;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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