This is an analysis of the poem Monkshood that begins with:

Most beautiful of poisons,
border-plant,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdaeaXeeb afagbdhd XiXXjfk ccXjXh ge XeiXdki
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,7,6,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100010 101 101111 101010100 10001 011 0111010 1100 101 10100 1 011 0010 011 001 011 010 01 00110 101001 111 1110 010010 111010 110101 01 1110 1011 101 0010 10110 011111 1011 100010 11011 00100 101 110 101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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