This is an analysis of the poem Brother Artist that begins with:

Brother artist, help me; come!
Artists are a maimed band:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc eaXe feef gbXg hbbh ihhi jkkj lmml fnnX illi oppoXcbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 101011 1111101 1111111 1111101 1011101 1010101 10101101 1100101 1110101 1011110 1010101 1101111 1010101 0010011 11101001 1101101 1010101 10101000 1110111 1010111 1011111 1110111 1111111 1111101 0110101 1001101 1000101 1111101 1010100 1010100 1110101 1010101 0010101 0010011 1010101 1011101 1010011 1010101 1010110 1111111 0010101 1010101 0010001 1111111 0011111 1011001 0010101 1110101 0110111 1110100 1110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Brother Artist;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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