This is an analysis of the poem A Canvas For A Crust that begins with:

Aye, Montecelli, that's the name.
You may have heard of him perhaps....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc adaXaa cXcXdX cXcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11000101 11110101 111101001 01010101 01101101 110101 110000101 010101010 11110101 110001110 01001101 110110 11010101 01010101 01011101 01010110 11011101 111101 01111101 01010010 01010101 110001111 11111101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; from is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of A Canvas For A Crust;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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