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

Tsars, Kings, Emperors,
sovereigns of all the earth, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXXdaXeffXcecgchbifjbXfefjhdbeeabXhafXffgcXihch X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 50,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100 100101 101010001 11110110 111011100 010001001000 01011011 111110 01011011 10101101 1101011001 11110 101010 11001010 11001001 1101010 11010110 010110 1101011101 0111 11101001 11110101 011101 1001001 11111 1100101 011011011 01111010010 100100100 110011001010 10100101001 0100101 100101101001 11001001 1011001 11010 10111 1011101 10001 1101001 1110010010 10010101010 10100101 111111 11011010 10101 110001011 1111011101 1100010 100101 0101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 804
  • Average number of words per stanza: 146
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, humor, and are repeated.

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

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

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