This is an analysis of the poem Poem 97 that begins with:

THe wanton boy was shortly wel recured,
of that his malady:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101100 010100 11110110100 010100 1111110111 001101 1101011001 010101 11110111 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Poem 97;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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