This is an analysis of the poem A Science&Mdash;So The Savants Say that begins with:

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A science—so the Savants say,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXXbbX bbabbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 010000101 10000100000 11010100 01010001 01110001 11000100 10010101 01010001 010101 11010001 01110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 A Science&Mdash;So The Savants Say;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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