This is an analysis of the poem Master Of Music that begins with:

Glory of architect, glory of painter, and sculptor, and bard,
Living forever in temple and picture and statue and song, --... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd aaaa cece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011001011011 1001001011011111 1101001111001011 110101110101111 1001001011111001 1001111001001001 1001101101101001 01011001101001001 1101001101001001 100010111101001 110100110111001 1011101101001001 1111001101111101 1011001001011001 1011011001111001 0100100100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 66 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, where, his are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Master Of Music;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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