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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