This is an analysis of the poem The Pine Of Reminiscence that begins with:

I see always the page that is filled on
By the muddy-black blotches of ink....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccX XcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011011 101011001 1110010010 101111011 111101110 11111001 1010110110 111001001 1110010010 101001101 111000001 111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Pine Of Reminiscence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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