This is an analysis of the poem On A Poet Patriot that begins with:

His songs were a little phrase
Of eternal song,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100101 00101 1001001 1111 0110101 1101 00111101 01011 1011111 0111 1010101 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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 On A Poet Patriot;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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