This is an analysis of the poem The Sage Lectured Brilliantly that begins with:

The sage lectured brilliantly.
Before him, two images: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaBXXba XBXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110100 0111100 10010010 101010 1101 101010 10010 10101 10010010 101010 0101110 101001 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 Sage Lectured Brilliantly;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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