This is an analysis of the poem The Criticisim that begins with:

The great man came to the country place,
To preach to farmers sturdy;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX XdeX Xede fbcb XgfX Xghg fhaX acXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100101 0101010 111011001 10100110 110011111 1101010 010101101 1101110 011110111 010010010 010100101 11011010 111100101 1101010 1101111111 10011010 110101101 01100110 110010001 11100010 011101001 1011010 110010111 1101010 110101101 0110110 1001001011 1111010 111011101 0101011 111000011 10010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to, he are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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