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

IN the castle of Glubbdubdrib
How spendidly we dine...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcXcbdbdXdbdXeXeXfbfXgbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100100 110011 11010100 110111 1111010 100101 01010100 100111 1011010 111101 11011100 101111 01000100 111111 1001010 100101 1001010 111101 10011101 111111 1100010 111111 11110101 010111 01000100 1010101 11011100 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 829
  • Average number of words per stanza: 138
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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