This is an analysis of the poem The Men And Women, And The Monkeys that begins with:

A FABLE
When beasts by words their meanings could declare,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaa bbb ccc ddd XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010 1111110101 1111110001 0101110101 1111010001 10110011101 0100010111 0101010111 11001110111 1001110101 11011111010 01000111010 11010110010 11110001010 1101001110000 11111101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Men And Women, And The Monkeys;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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