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

I do not want to be reflective any more
Envying and despising unreflective things...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXba Xccdc Xbdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111100010101 10101010001 10100111010110 11110111101001 110101110001 0110111011111 001110100110100 1111000101101010 1011110101010 11011011101 111011101010 11110111 1010101010 11011110001 111100101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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