This is an analysis of the poem A Criticism Of Critics that begins with:

How often have the critics, trained
To look upon the sky... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 010101 11010101 010101 01010011 110111 11010011 110101 10110101 0111010 11011101 1101010 11010101 110111 1101101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 A Criticism Of Critics;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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