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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX aXX X b acd X DBe f DBd b ddb b dgX b dXh X dXh b dbd X XX gXX f e Dhg X DbX f dchXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,1,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,2,3,1,1,3,1,3,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001100010 001110110 01100110 101 1001000 10110 10 100010 11111111 111101111000 11101101 010110010 011 0110 1010 0101101 11 0110 101 0101101100 11101 0110001 11001 0101101 10011 1000101 11010 0101110 01011 0100101 01101 010110100 11 110 1 0101110 101 10110 0101 01010110010 1001110111001 011010101 11011 1101011 11101 0100 010111111 11 11 01 01011001 011 0110 1 0101101 01111 0101000 01011 0101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 30
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 43
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 82
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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