This is an analysis of the poem Ballade Of The Muse that begins with:
The man whom once, Melpomene,
Thou look'st on with benignant sight,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabaacXX bacaXcaX bacaXbaX c acXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,1,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0111100 11101001 11010100 01010001 11111001 01010100 11010101 0111100 11010011 11110111 01110100 11111001 01010111 01110100 01110101 0111100 01010111 11001101 0110100 11000101 11110010 01011101 11111101 0111100 10 11011111 01110100 11111110 0111100
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 Ballade Of The Muse;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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