This is an analysis of the poem My Hat! that begins with:

The hats of a man may be many
In the course of a varied career,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b a b cc c c d e d e f g f g h i hi c c X c X e X e b i b i c d c d d g d g j c j c c f cXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011010 001001001 111011010 1110101 1111111010 110011010 0010010010 010011010 0110110110 1100101 1011011010 11101001 010010110 0101111 11111110 01011101 1111010010 011001011 110110010 101011001 1110011010 110010010 110010010 0111011010 1010110010 11111101 0110110010 001010001 110111011 0101001 0111010111 01011111 0110111010 111111001 1011010010 01111111 011010010 11101111 11010100010 01011011 1010011110 1010011110 0110011010 110010110 1011110010 01111011 1110110110 001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 46
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 37
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of My Hat!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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