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

IN the newspaper office-who are the spooks?
Who wears the mythic coat invisible?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XaaX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110101101 1101010100 110101 0010110 1100101010 001001 110010111 1100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words who, speak are repeated.

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

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