This is an analysis of the poem Michael The Archangel that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bccbbddbdbdbXd X ecXXeXaefafabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101 1 1111001111 0101010111 1111010101 1111111101 1111011101 1101010101 1101010101 1001011111 1101011111 110110111 1001011101 0100010100 1101101101 1010001111 1 1001000101 110010101001 1101110100 0100010111 0101110011 010100101000 111100101 01000101101 1011011101 0101111111 01001010011 0101001100 0111110111 1111000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; or, of, living are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thy, would are repeated.

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  • summary of Michael The Archangel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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