This is an analysis of Introduction by Igor Severyanin.

Im nightingale: no traits I carry
And without special depth I sing.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xbcb XdXX bXdc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110011110 10110111 110101010 011100001 110011010 11011011 110101010 01010101 11001111 01010001 11010001 11010101 110010110 11011101 111100110 11010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16