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

Fools of the world, who dream that dreams are true—
Believing still that life is what it seems,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacdcd ebXXbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1001111111 0101110101 1101010111 1101011111 1010010100 0101010101 0100010110 1001010100 1101110111 1101011101 0100010100 0101010100 11010101001 1101011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that is repeated.

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

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