This is an analysis of the poem Civilization&Mdash;Spurns&Mdash;The Leopard! that begins with:

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Civilization—spurns—the Leopard!... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXXXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,9,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1 1000000010 101000 10000010100 100010 1000100 11100 1000110 010101000000 1001000 10010010100 1000010 10010001000 11000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.

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  • summary of Civilization&Mdash;Spurns&Mdash;The Leopard!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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