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

If they snatch my ink and pen,
I should not complain, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aAXXAXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111111 11101 1111110 001011 11101 1001111 11001011 0011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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