This is an analysis of the poem To Certain Critics that begins with:

Then call me traitor if you must,
Shout reason and default! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc dadaeXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011 110101 11010101 100101 11110111 110101 01110001 010101 11010101 101100 11010101 111111 011101001 101100 1101111 0100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To Certain Critics;
  • central theme;
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