This is an analysis of the poem Parable of the Swans that begins with:

On a small lake off
the map of the world, two ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcddebbXfffdXXggcbXeefdbhbXfdfbXbbdbihXifacci
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 47,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 010011 1111 111001001100 0100010101 100110000010 101 111101 100101011 110101 1100101 11101101011 10101100110 10011011 1001101000 0110001 10001010111 10101111 1110110001 101010010010 10100101 10101 010 01101001 11001 11001000101 10101101111 1101001001 010111 1111011 01101 111101001 010100101 01001010110001 101010010000 010011100110 0111001110 1111111 0100010010 1001001 1010001 010010101010 1100100101 0101001 1001010 1011 1001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1562
  • Average number of words per stanza: 264
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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