This is an analysis of the poem May 26 that begins with:

In Rotterdam I'm
going to speak about...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeXfeXXaXfXaXgfbgdXXcbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 100101 010100 1010001 10101 1001010 1100 1001 11011 110100 00101 0110100 1110 101100 11001 010001 11110 101010 010000100 10110 10010 0111 01111 111100 10101 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 541
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of May 26;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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