This is an analysis of the poem Psycopathia Sexualis that begins with:

Case 19)
X., peasant, aged thirty-four and a half; Sun-Worshipper. Father and Mother were hard drinkers. Since his fifth year patient has had... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11011011011100101100110101110111010010111111011111101111110100101010110100111010110101011010101101111110101111100111010111110010111010100 0101100100010100010010010101001010011110000110111111010110011011001001001101010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 425
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 283 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 47
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Psycopathia Sexualis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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