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

I have no brief for gambling, nay
The notion I express...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefXgXg dfdXddddXacacgbgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111001 010101 110110101 011100 01111111 110101 01001101 110110 11010011 011101 11010111 110111 11100111 110111 11010101 001101 11111100 100101 011100101 10000010 11010111 1100101 01011101 010001 11011110 011111 01010001 110100 11010111 110101 11010101 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 360
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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.

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

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