This is an analysis of the poem Notes To A Neophyte that begins with:

Take the general mumble,
blunt as the faceless gut...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbac defedf dgggdgXfcfcff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 110101 0101001 0100101 001101010 1110101 1010010 0101010 00100100 1001010 10001 0010101 1101001 1100101 0110001 111101 101001001 101010 0101010 110101 1010101 010111 10101010 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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  • summary of Notes To A Neophyte;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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