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

How proud of themselves can someone actually be?
If someone else is observed displaying, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa aXbbcc ccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111110000 0111001010 0100110100 1111100100 100101 1110101010 0101 110001 1101000001 01100111001 10010001001 00001001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; someone, them are repeated.

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

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