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

Wallowing in this bloody sty,
I cast for fish that pleased my eye...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd aaeebbff ccccggXb bbhhiiff jjcceiei
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10000101 11111111 10010101 11010101 10011111 10111101 11010101 01000101 01000101 01000101 010110001 10010011 01010101 11111111 010011101 10010011 11010101 11111111 11101111 110110111 01010101 1010101 100101001 10010011 10110101 01010001 01010111 10011101 11010101 10110101 11010011 00011011 01110111 10010001 01011101 11010101 10110011 11010101 111001001 11001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 The Drunken Fisherman;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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