This is an analysis of the poem Rare And Genuine It Is that begins with:

None are shown to be the brightest of lights.
Especially when compared to one that glows....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbddbdXcab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1110001001 01001010111 101001 0101111 0100011 101001010101 11010010 111101 11011 1100011 1010100111 0101110 111110000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 459
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Rare And Genuine It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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