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

Beside the laughing lake of Van
A little hamlet lies; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dede fgfg dbdb gcgc hhhh ijij bgbX fgdg dfdf egeX hbhb gXhd hdgXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 010101 11000101 110101 11010101 101111 11010111 010101 10110111 010101 110101001 011101 010100110 111001 111100010 010101 01011101 110101 11110001 010011 11100111 0100101 01010111 1100101 110010101 110101 01010101 010101 01110111 110111 11110101 110111 10110011 1001001 10110001 010110 11010100 011101 01000111 010111 11010101 0100010 11010101 1101010 01010101 110001 010100001 011010 11010101 010101 1101011 1010101 01110111 110 10010101 010111 10000101 010101 11111111 110 11011111 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

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