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

INTRODUCTION TO A COLLECTION OF POEMS BYDIFFERENT AUTHORS
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababbb bcbcdd efefgg cdcdgg geXecc ahahee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 101000010010100010 11010101 111101 01010101 011101 11111101 11010101 11010101 0100001 0101001001 110111 11010111 11110001 11010101 0100101 01010101 1100101 11110001 11010101 110101001 110101 011101001 111110 11010111 01110101 11010101 110101 011101100 110101 01111101 010101001 100100111 010111 11011111 01110001 11010111 111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 On The Threshold;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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