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

Dargo is a dark-haired lass
Prone to independent ways;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efeffbfb ghghifif bgbgbjbj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000111 1010101 1110101 1010101 1010011 1000101 1010101 1111101 1010101 1010101 1010001 1010101 1010101 1000011 1010111 00101001 1010101 0010101 10010111 0110101 1110101 1010111 1100101 10011101 1011101 1010111 1110111 0110101 1010101 1111101 1011101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Dargo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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