This is an analysis of the poem Fragments - Lines 1267 - 1270 that begins with:

A boy and a horse are alike in mind, for the horse does not
Weep for its rider when he lies in the dust,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011011010110111 11010111001 111010010011 101010111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Fragments - Lines 1267 - 1270;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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