This is an analysis of the poem Marginal Note that begins with:
A ray of light, to an oblique observer,
Remains invisible in pure dry air; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xcbc aXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01010101010 0101000111 1100010100 0101011101 1001011101 11001111010 1001011101 11010100010 0101010001 1101000111 0101010001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Marginal Note;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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