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

There is a symbol,
On everything you claim you own....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXAXbccXXXXXXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10010 11011111 10010 11101001 10101 1110101 10100010 01100 1111110 111101010111 11 0010 1101111011 0010111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 391
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

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