This is an analysis of the poem Great Mullen that begins with:

One leaves his leaves at home
beomg a mullen and sends up a lighthouse ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXddbcaceXdXXXeXXdXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 1010111011 01010111 100100101 1001010110 1111101010 110011111 111111101 11101011011 111101111 011011100 11001110 101111110 111111100 111111 110100111100 11101110 101010100 111110 10011000 101011011 11010100010 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 861
  • Average number of words per stanza: 167
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; liar, you, on, has are repeated.

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

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