This is an analysis of the poem El Dorado that begins with:

We have a friend in common, the retired sophomore.
His concern: that I shall get it like that, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXbcdbefXXgf XbhhhXbegdca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101000111 0011111011 0011100011 10110010100010 10100011111 110101011101 0011111010001 101101001111 1010100010101 1101111100 1101001110011 101001111001 01010110010 110011111011 110001010101010 01011111001 101100110 111011101 1101110001010 11101001 11101110110100 110101101101 0101101100010010 1011101011101 110110001010 1100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 629
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

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  • summary of El Dorado;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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