This is an analysis of the poem Autobiographia Literaria that begins with:
When I was a child
I played by myself in a ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abac dXed XbXX bXec Xc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101 1111100 100011 101 110111 1011000 11011 101 0100110 1111010 1111101 1100 11110 100110 10110 010 0100010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
- Average number of words per stanza: 13
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of Autobiographia Literaria;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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