This is an analysis of the poem The Dauber that begins with:

In stilly grove beside the sea
He mingles colours, measures space;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcaca dedefgfg hfhfigig
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11010101 01110101 110001 01111101 11011101 11010101 010111 01010111 01011101 01011101 010101 11010101 11010111 11110101 110101 11010001 11110101 01000101 1101111 11110111 11111101 01111101 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 406
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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; of, and are repeated.

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

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