This is an analysis of the poem The Father that begins with:

There is a hall in every house,
Behind whose wainscot gnaws the mouse;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccXXXXddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100101001 01110101 01111101 10011101 11011111 11010101 01011101 11001110 01010100 010010111 10011001 11110001 10011101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 483
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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.

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

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