This is an analysis of the poem Song Of A Train that begins with:

A monster taught
To come to hand ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBXabC dbdb dddaad adad eefccf dbXbbdgcgcbd hhaaiiaBXabC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,6,4,6,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 0101 10 1111 0101 01 0101 11101 0101 1111 11010 11010 1101 0101 1111 1111 01001001 0111 101101 0101 11110 01010 01001 101 001 1111 10101 1111 1011 0101 01011 1010110 10001 1101 0111 1111 10111 001001110 111 011101 10001001 010101 110101 0101001 0101 0101 10 1111 1101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, hark are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Song Of A Train;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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