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

A Genius caged in niceties of art;
A full-souled Bard that should have thought apart,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb ccddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0101010001 01101111101 0100010111 1101111101 1101010101 11111110111 1111010101 0111010101 1011000110 010110111 01000010101 010001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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 Collins;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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