This is an analysis of the poem Fame _Vs._ Riches that begins with:
The Greeks had genius,--'t was a gift
The Muse vouchsafed in glorious measure;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xbcb cddd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011101101 01100010010 01011111 110111010 11111111 100111010 10011111 011111110 11010101 110101010 11011111 010101010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Fame _Vs._ Riches;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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