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

Having rolled done a mountain, a rock lies in a valley. -
Why did it fall? Nowadays no one knows - ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110100110010 1001101111 001100100101 11011110100 10010100111 111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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