This is an analysis of the poem Two Riddles. -- 1710 that begins with:

Sphinx was a monster that would eat
Whatever stranger she could get,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccaaaaddccee XXffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,12,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 11010111 01010101 01010101 10010101 11110111 11100111 11110001 11111101 11111111 111111110 111101010 01111001 01011111 01111111 10110101 10111110 11011101 11010101 11111111 11011111 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Two Riddles. -- 1710;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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