This is an analysis of the poem Something that begins with:

I approach with such
a careful tremor, always...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaX abc dXe XXe Xeb Xdc cXaXdbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 0101011 11010010 100100 101001 1111010 1001011 1101011 11000101 111101 110010 01001101 1011110 0101011 110111 010010010 1001101 011100 10100010 01110 1001010 111011 11011011 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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