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

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXXbaab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110100 1111001 10011110 10001 1111 00100101100000 11101010 110100 110100 1010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Represented;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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