This is an analysis of the poem Glazunoviana that begins with:

The man with the red hat
And the polar bear, is he here too? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXXa XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011 101010111 0101011 0111 110101 1010001 010110101 01 11010010 101111001 0010010010110 1001011111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Glazunoviana;
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