This is an analysis of the poem Apollo Belvedere that begins with:

A-sitttin' on a cracker box an' spittin' in the stove,
I took a sudden notion that I'd kindo' like to rove;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXcX XXcccX ddddcX eeddcX ffbbcX gghhcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010101110001 11010101110101 11110101110110 01000101010100 11110101010101 01010101100100 10011101010111 11110101111100 11111101111111 01110101100111 01111010101001 01110111100100 11111101111101 11110111000101 011111101010001 101010101110111 11110111110001 01111111100100 11100100010101 11011101111101 01010110010001 10110111110101 11011111110011 11010101100100 11111111010011 11001101111011 10111100111101 100101100111101 11111111110111 01110101100100 11110100101101 11110111010001 11010101110101 11110001110101 11001100110111 11110101100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 333
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, i, an', that are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word belvydeer at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Apollo Belvedere;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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