This is an analysis of the poem Book Of Parables - All Kinds Of Men that begins with:

ALL kinds of men, both small and great,
A fine-spun web delight to create,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 011101001 100101111 111100101 100101111 10110111 110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 283
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; and is repeated.

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

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