This is an analysis of the poem Decadence that begins with:
By some strange antepast I have consumed
In a former star foregone the fruits of this;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba caXc ddX eeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111001101 00101110100 1111010001 0101010101 10101110110 10001011101 100110111100 01010100010 1111010111 1101011100 1100110101 1100110111 0011110101 1001010100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Decadence;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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