This is an analysis of the poem His Own Face Hidden that begins with:

HOKUSAI'S portrait of himself
Tells what his hat was like...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXa XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010001 110111 1011101010 10101010 111010 010100 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of His Own Face Hidden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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