This is an analysis of the poem His Poetry His Pillar that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb bcbc dadX bebe fcfc gXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 1101 11110 110101 1101001 1111 11000 111101 111111 1111 0100 010110 110101 0101 1111 010101 010101 1111 1001 1100111 101111 0111 1011 111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of His Poetry His Pillar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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