The Annotated Afanas′ev Library
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Meter color: Black = iambic,
red = trochee,
blue = pyrrhic,
green = spondee.
Meter variation: From Scherr 1986 (and ultimately from Taranovsky 1953)
(see below).
Word meter: M = masculine (red),
F = feminine (blue), D = dactylic or longer (black).
Stressed vowel color: Black = /a/,
red = /i/,
blue = /o/,
green = /e/,
purple = /u/.
Rhyme: Lower-case (a) = masculine, upper-case (A) = feminine, upper-case with prime (A′) = dactylic.
Line | Text | Meter | Meter Variation | Word Group Boundary | Word Meter | Stressed Vowels | Rhyme |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
5
9
13 |
Звене|ла му|зыка | в саду
Он мне | сказал: | «Я вер|ный друг!»
Так гла|дят ко|шек и|ли птиц,
А скорб|ных скри|пок го|лоса |
OX|OX|OO|OX
OX|OX|OX|OX
OX|OX|OX|OX
OX|OX|OO|OX |
IV
I
I
IV |
O X O|X O O|O X
O X|O X|O X O|X
O X O|X O|X O|X
O X O|X O|O O X | F
D
M M M F M F F F M F F M |
E U U
E A E U
A O I I
O I A |
a
a
a
a |
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