This is an analysis of the poem The Oubit that begins with:

It was an hairy oubit, sae proud he crept alang,
A feckless hairy oubit, and merrily he sang-... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa bbaa XXcc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111010111110 0101010110011 11011111011111 11011110011101 0101010110101 01111101111100 1111010010111 110110101111111 11011101101101 11001101110011 1111110110101 11011101011111 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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 The Oubit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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