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

The admirable number pi:
three point one four one. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdbbbdefXaXgacfdbggdefXaXXfbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01000101 11111 1010010110010 111010101 01010101111101 1111010 101101010 1101111111010100 1101011 1111001 010111101101101 11101110111110110 0100100100101 10110101 01101010101 100101011110001 1101001010 1110110100010010 11001111101011 1111110111011 111011101 111011001011 010001001011 110011000101 011110111011101 01110110011101 11110111101 110101111010 0111001001001 0110011 0101010 1011100100100 0010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1520
  • Average number of words per stanza: 265
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; three, by, its are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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