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

Although you deem it far from nice,
And it perchance may hurt you,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb cdcdXX ececee cfcfaa
  • 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: 11110101 1001111 11011100 1101110 110010101 011001 110010101 110101 11010111 111100 11110100 111101 110111111 0100010 11011101 1101110 11010101 110111 11111101 0111011 10010011 110101 11111101 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.

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

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