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

I
Give to brave deeds emblazoned shrines ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbc XX aadd XX eeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,4,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 10110101 110010011 10110011 01010101 1 10010110010010 11001011101 1011111101 1101011111 1101111111 1 010011100111010100 1101011111 1111111110 110101110 11111011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

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