This is an analysis of the poem 'Her' Domain that begins with:

What lessons today are being learned?
Who dares to turn their heads away, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXbcba AXXXdXd AXcdXccXAc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110011101 11011101 001111110 1100101001101 0101001010 1001101111 01010010101010 110011101 10011010001 110100011 1101010110100 111001101 0101101000100 101011001001 110011101 1100100100 100100010101010 11101000101 11010111010010 110011001 010001010100111 110011101 1111011011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of 'Her' Domain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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