This is an analysis of the poem Monotonous Monologues that begins with:

Dead space traced to boredom.
And conversations with it, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DEFGH cdief bjb DEFGH ABC jjgjeg iejkgdkkX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,5,3,5,3,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 1101000 010101 0100101 100001 0010100 111101010 110101 11110 101011000100 010100001 010010001001 110011100100 01101 010101010001 10100110010000 0100101 100001 0010100 111101010 110101 111010 1101000 010101 1010100 110000111 0101001001 1101 1010011 001000101 101011 110101 1 111001 11011011010 1 11 1 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

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