This is an analysis of the poem The Young Hebbel that begins with:

You carve and sculpt, the deft chisel
in a soft shapely hand....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacd XebbX XXfX Xbbe cdafXbb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,4,7,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110 001101 111101010 010001 1111010 111011011 1110011 10111011 111111 100011110 11001011 110110 1100111 110010010 110101 1001001 1100111 010001 1111 110101010 1010010 101100011 1110111 11101 11011 01001011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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 The Young Hebbel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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