This is an analysis of the poem Outer And Inner that begins with:

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From twig to twig the spider weaves... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcdebcXe X feXgfehg X bieibiXi X gddbgdbb aXhbdbhbhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01010101 110101 11010101 110101 01110101 010111 11010101 110101 1 01110101 010101 010010101 010101 01011101 110101 11010111 110101 1 11111101 100101 11010101 110101 11110101 1010101 11010111 010101 1 11000100 111101 01011101 0101110 10010011 011101 01011101 110111 1 01110011 011101 01011111 1111001 11010101 111101 11010101 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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