This is an analysis of the poem The Man that begins with:
Aman said to the universe,
'Sir, I exist!'... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: cinquain
- Metre: 10100101 1110 100010101 111101001 0101000
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 5
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of The Man;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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