This is an analysis of the poem Master Brock that begins with:

Long before the Mammoth died in the ice and snow,
Master Brocky made his earth snug and warm below....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc dd bb XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 101010100111 101010111101 101011110111 1010101110111 101010110101 1010101110111 1010101011111 1010101010101 11110101010111 11110101010101 01011101011111 11010101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • 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, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word long at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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