This is an analysis of the poem Theoretikos that begins with:

THIS mighty empire hath but feet of clay:
Of all its ancient chivalry and might... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbabccbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01010011101 0101010011 1101000101 11001100101 1001111101 1101011100 1100111111 1011011111 1011001111 10110101001 0111000100 01111000101 1101011101 1011110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 722
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (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; of is repeated.

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

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