This is an analysis of the poem Nights that begins with:
for Sergei Krechetov
A thin howl from the dogs on guard....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X AbXX cXcX aXbb AXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,3,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 111100 01100111 01110011 101001011 101110110 01010101 01010111 010101010 10111011 01110101 01010101 110110100 11011101 01100111 01011010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Nights;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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