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

The soft quem quam will be Scops the Owl
conjugation of nouns, a line of enquiry,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXbXXaabbccXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101000101 101001010100 100100001010 101110001 11100100111 10100011101 101011010 1001010111 01001010101 10110101 010110101 11011101010 10010100010101 11010101 0111010101 101011001000 01010101 10011101 1011111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 769
  • Average number of words per stanza: 135
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; of is repeated.

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

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