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

Pan's Syrinx was a girl indeed,
Though now she's turned into a reed;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeeXffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11110001 01111111 01110101 11111101 11010101 110011101 01011111 11110101 01011111 010010111 11110100 01001101 11110111 11011011 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 579
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; nor, i are repeated.

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

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