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

Let me be monosyllabic to-day, O Lord.
Yesterday I loosed a snarl of words on a fool, on a child. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100000111 101110101101101 0111010000010011111101101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 73 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 14
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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