This is an analysis of the poem To Kasbek that begins with:

With winged footsteps now I hasten
Unto the far cold North away,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb acdc XaXa efXf cebe eebe dgbg Xbcb bhdh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01111110 10011101 10110001 01111101 110100010 111100111 010101110 01011101 011101000 11010101 010110010 01010101 110111010 11011001 011110010 01010101 110101110 010100101 01011011 110101001 111111010 101101001 101101011 011100100 010111010 11110101 0101101001 11110111 011101100 10110111 011101010 10110101 1101011001 1101101001 110111110 01111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, to are repeated.

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  • summary of To Kasbek;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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