This is an analysis of the poem Days Of 1896 that begins with:

He became completely degraded. His erotic tendency,
condemned and strictly forbidden...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXbeXXXab eXcXXfbdXaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010100100010100 01110100 10111110100 0100110010 1100011101011 101010101010 101011101011 1111001001 011101011 1001010101010 1101011001011100 0101010110 1000011011101 010000100110 1001010101 10101001 010100101 01101010 0101011010 01101000011 010101010100 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 296
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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; he is repeated.

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