This is an analysis of the poem Like A Bat that begins with:

He...
Of mundane ramblings....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbcaXcXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 00110 100101111 101 1011010 101 1 00110 0101 10 1001 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Like A Bat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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