This is an analysis of the poem Childhood - Iii that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbcbcbcaaaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0 11111100101 1101110101 11010010101 01110100101 1101111001 0101011111 1001010111 1111011101 1011111101 01010100101 01010010111 1111010101 0101111100 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Childhood - Iii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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