This is an analysis of the poem The Army Of Truth that begins with:

Words, the world so light esteemeth?
Lower yet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbb Xccbdd XeedbX ddddbb bXXbff deedbb ddddbb gccghh Xggbgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111100 101 1010101 11111010 0010 10111010 11101010 1001 00101010 10111010 1010 10101110 11111100 101 0010101 10001110 1010 101001010 11101110 111 1010101 111010010 0110 100101110 100101110 100 1011101 10101010 1010 10111010 10111010 101 1010101 10101010 1110 10101010 10101010 101 1010111 101001010 1010 11101110 10101010 111 1101101 101101010 1110 11101110 11101110 101 1010101 11101010 1110 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 The Army Of Truth;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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