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

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Turned from the 'eau-forte...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbX aXcX dcec XfcX Xcfgf fgX eheb idie XXhX Xiiggi gXbX eeee XgXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,4,5,3,4,4,4,6,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 10011 1100 0011 01000 110100 110 101 0100 10 1011 01111 011 100 1010 10001001 0110 1 110100001 11010 1101001 1111010100 111010010100 010100 10100 10100101 1010010 0001000101 01110 001010 011001011010 101 0010010 01000100010 010100001 011101 10000100 10100100010 010010010 011111 11010010 001010 010010010 11110011 0110100 11000101 01100 1100010011 11010101 1011 0100101 110101 0111 10101000 1111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase of connects the lines.

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

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