This is an analysis of the poem Minstrel's Book - Discord that begins with:

WHEN by the brook his strain
Cupid is fluting,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabbcbcdcdcecec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 10010 1101001 10010 110111 10110 100101 11010 110111 11110 011101 00010 111101 10110 011101 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 379
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Minstrel's Book - Discord;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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