This is an analysis of the poem Celebates that begins with:

They must not wed the Doctor said,
For they were far from strong,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbc dddXaeae fcfcXdXd agagaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 110101 11001101 111100 11111101 011101 11010111 1101 11001101 1100101 11011111 011100 01010111 111101 11010101 1011 11110101 100101 110010101 110111 11110111 111111 11110101100 11011 101110111 110001 01110101 010101 11000101 010000 11110101 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 367
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words as, no are repeated.

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

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