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

Oh, black Persian cat!
Was not your life ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXXXbbbXXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1111 0101011 11111011 101110 1011011 0011 110101 00010 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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 Muier;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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