This is an analysis of the poem Tartufe's Punishment that begins with:

Raking, raking, his amorous thoughts
underneath his chaste robe of black, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXXdbdaX bbceeXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001001 10101101 10011 111110110001 1010010000101 1111101 111010111 10101011 110111 10101101 101011 100010010 10110010 1101001 110111 11011100110 010100101001 010011 10110001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 351
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his is repeated.

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  • summary of Tartufe's Punishment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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