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

I am that spawn of witch and demon
By time's mad prophets long foretold:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababba cXcddc XbXbbX ebebbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101110 11110101 001101110 11010111 10010111 0101001110 111101010 01110100 1101010010 010100100 01101101 011101010 111101010 110101001 11011111 100100101 11110111 01000101 11110011 01111101 11011111 01010101 10110101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 Cambion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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