This is an analysis of the poem Measure For Measure that begins with:

By O—r K—m.
Wake! for the closed Pavilion doors have kept ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXaaaXXXXXXbbabXcXXccdceeXeffffXdfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 37,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111 1101010111 1101011101 1101000111 1011010111 1001110111 0111000101 0100010001 1101011100 1011110101 1101011101 0101011001 1101110111 11110010111 0100010101 1001010001 1101110101 11111100110 1111101101 1101110101 1111110111 1101011111 0101010101 1101010111 1101111111 1011110101 1101011001 1111111001 1101110111 1001011011 1011010101 1111110101 1101110111 1001010100 1111110111 1111000101 1101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1600
  • Average number of words per stanza: 303
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

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