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

Megaceph, chosen to serve the State
In the halls of legislative debate,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccddXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100101 0010101001 11000101 00100110101 01101001001 00110100100 1110111101 1100101011 11101101001 011100101 0110111001 1010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 464
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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