This is an analysis of the poem Descent And Defeat that begins with:

To Karl Borromaus Heinrich
Over the white fishpond...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXabaccXbaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110010 10011 0111101 11011011110 1011 01010001010 10011100101 0110010111101 1 10101 111010111110 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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  • summary of Descent And Defeat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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