This is an analysis of the poem Tame Cat that begins with:

It rests me to be among beautiful women
Why should one always lie about such matters?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011000110010 11111101110 101 011010010010 1011110110 010000100010 0110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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