This is an analysis of the poem The Wedding Dance In The Open Air that begins with:

Disciplined by the artist
to go round...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb cXc Xdc eac Xdd ebX XXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010 011 11 01011 01001100 1011 101010 1 0101 1010100 11 111 1111100 0101 10 11010 111 110 101 10 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 49
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Wedding Dance In The Open Air;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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