This is an analysis of the poem The Cottage that begins with:

Here in turn succeed and rule
Carter, smith, and village fool, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaccb ddadaaa ccecaae ffgfhhg iiXiddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 1011101 1010101 11011111 1110101 010101101 10100101 1011101 1110001 110100101 1011111 10101110 11101110 1011001 1010111 1010101 10001001 1011101 11110101 0110101 1110111 1111101 1011101 1110101 1110111 11110101 1011101 1010101 11100001 10111111 1011101 11011101 01011101 00100111 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to, nor are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word waits is repeated.

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

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