This is an analysis of the poem My Masters that begins with:

Of Poetry I've been accused,
But much more often I have not;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff dgdgdX hihijj akakkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01001001 11110111 11101101 11011101 11011101 11010101 11000111 01011101 10100101 01010111 01011111 11111111 11010111 011110001 010101001 11101101 01011111 01010100 11110111 0101001 010011101 11000101 11010101 11010111 11010111 11110011 00110111 110011001 00010111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

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