This is an analysis of the poem Behavior that begins with:

BEHAVIOR--fresh, native, copious, each one for himself or herself,
Nature and the Soul expressed--America and freedom expressed--In it... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXXXabXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011010011101101 101010101001100100 0101 0011001000111 000110110011110101 10101010101011 01010010011010010 10111001 0010010111010 110100011011101010 1011101001010 0100100101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 695
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word in is repeated.

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  • summary of Behavior;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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