This is an analysis of the poem Rehearsal To Ourselves that begins with:

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Rehearsal to Ourselves... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 010001 0001100 01011100 100000000 1011010 011101 0110000000 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Rehearsal To Ourselves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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