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

Here is a tale to tell to rich relations:
There was a toad, a Calibanic monster,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacbbcdbedbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010101010 11010100010 01110101010 11010101010 11011101010 01110001010 101010101110 11011101110 01110100110 1100100001010 10010101110 11010100010 10111000110 01010111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 638
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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