This is an analysis of the poem The Rune-Master that begins with:

ARCH-SCHOLAR they'll call you,
Kuno Mayer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccdecc Xfdead gXhadiXjicfgXX abkXeeclcXal Xhhcbdhc chkXadj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,14,12,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 1010 1101 0101 01010 11010 0010 1111 11111 11101 1111 101111 11101 1011 11101 1100 111 11111 11010 001010 1111 101110 11010 101 0101 0111 010100 10110 110111 1110 1101 1110 11011 11110 0101 101110 10111 001010 11101 01010 1010 11111 00101 0101 11110 01010 1111 1010101 10111 11011 101111 111010 0011 111010 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Rune-Master;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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