This is an analysis of the poem Two Monkeys by Brueghel that begins with:

I keep dreaming of my graduation exam:
in a window sit two chained monkeys,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XX XXcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001101001 001011110 01010101 10110 111010110100011 110110 11011011100100 01010010 111010010 111 00110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Two Monkeys by Brueghel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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