This is an analysis of the poem Tame Xenia that begins with:

GOD gave to mortals birth,
In his own image too;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba b c dc d ee ffcc X gf gh ihXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,2,4,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 001101 110101 010111 01001010 110101 11110010 110111 1111101011 111110111001 1010101 1010101 11101010 11011010 010111 111101 010111 110101 010111 110101 101111 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 51
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Tame Xenia;
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