This is an analysis of the poem Bednyj Pevec that begins with:

O krasnyj mir, gde ja votshche rascvel,
prosti navek! S obmanutoj dushoju...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110111110 101011000100 11011010 100110010 1010110010 10101010 111011110000 10011101010 1101111110 10111100100 11010010 1001011100 101101100 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Bednyj Pevec;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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