This is an analysis of the poem Baroque Account that begins with:

Sometimes
when the boats of their senses' beat ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdbefefbfaacdcccXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 10101101 01010101 00101110 00101 111 1101 01011101001 101100 010101101011 11100101 1101 0110010001 1101011 001010010 101110101 1001010100010 01010 110101010010 11101001111010 111100010 001 010101010001 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 860
  • Average number of words per stanza: 145
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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.

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

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