This is an analysis of the poem Half-Views. that begins with:

It is the half-views are disastrous still;
But size a thing up fully, seize the whole,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0001110101 1101110101 1101110101 1001010101 1011110001 0111010101 0101010011 0010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Half-Views.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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