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

WHAT sudden voice peals to the Caucasus,
To Finland and the bitter Caspian,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdeced
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101100100 0111010100 01010010101 1110011100 011100010 1101010101 0011000101 0101010100 0000100101 11000010001 1111101101 11010100101 1001000111 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 568
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

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