This is an analysis of the poem Pebble that begins with:
The pebble
is a perfect creature...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xa Xb cd da bc becX ebX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,4,3,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 010 000110 10001 100010 1010 001010 0011110110101 1110101011101010 010110 11110100 1101001 1110011 101010 01010111 101001 00110111 00111011
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 64
- Average number of words per stanza: 13
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word with is repeated.
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- summary of Pebble;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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