This is an analysis of the poem The Khan's Canticles. 25 that begins with:

Ah ! life is like the street to-day :
One side is dark, the other bright, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba bcc X d bd cXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,3,1,1,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11010101 10011111 11010101 011111001 01010101 01011101 11000111 11011011 01011111 11011111 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Khan's Canticles. 25;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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