This is an analysis of the poem Betrayal that begins with:
If a man says half himself in the light, adroit
Way a tune shakes into equilibrium,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXb baX aaX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,1,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 001110100101 10110010100 101000011101 11010011101 10110110101 001011111101 11110001111 11001010111 1101011101 01011010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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 Betrayal;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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