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

When I am tired of earnest men,
Intense and keen and sharp and clever,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefXghg ijijdkdk eXejhchc hahalele
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111100101 011111110 01010111 110101010 10010101 01010101 11011101 01111101 11010011 010011010 01110111 011111110 11010110 01010111 01010101 01011101 10111111 110101010 11110101 110101010 11011001 01110101 11010101 0101111 110110101 1101110100 10110101 111101010 01011001 01010111 11011101 10010101 01011101 001101010 11111101 010001010 11111111 01110101 11010101 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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