This is an analysis of the poem The Dilettante: A Modern Type that begins with:

HE scribbles some in prose and verse,
And now and then he prints it;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcdcacaefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 1111110 11010101 0101110 11010101 1101110 11010101 1111110 11011101 0101010 010101001 0111010 11010101 1111010 10101111 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 516
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, he are repeated.

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  • summary of The Dilettante: A Modern Type;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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