This is an analysis of the poem Instans Tyrannus that begins with:
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bbcc X bbddbb X ccbXXXeeffXg X bbhheeXiiidd a bbggjjiiddddddkkgX a jjlljjdd X cXXXbbddddcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,6,1,12,1,12,1,18,1,8,1,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 001011111 11101 11111101 11011 1 111110001 11101 11101011 101001 111111111 101101 1 001011111 101011 101001111 01111 111111101 01001 101111011 111101 11001101 101011 101101011 111001 1 111111011 001011 101101001 111011 001001001 111011 111101011 111101 111111111 101011 101101101 1100001 1 101011101 101001 01011001 01011 101111101 011001 11101011 011111 011011111 010001 101011001 01011 101111001 101101 001011001 111101 111111001 111111 1 111001111 001001 101101001 1110101 101011010 011011 111011110 001001 1 11011101 011011 11001011 011101 001111001 111101 101101101 101111 111111001 011001 101111111 11101
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 79
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; by, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the, is are repeated.
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- summary of Instans Tyrannus;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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