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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdeda bedeXdfcdccc bbfgXdXaabcgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,12,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101001 1010111 110010101 10110 111001 100101101010 0110100 111100 111010 00111 110010 00100101 10101001 0110011 110101 11011 01001 110111 10111 100010101 10010 1100010 1101111 010101001 1111000 110110001 10001000101 01010100 00101 10101001 011010 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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