This is an analysis of the poem Mauve, Black, And Rose that begins with:

Mauve, black, and rose,
The veils of the jewel, and she, the jewel, a rose.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb aa cc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 0100101101001 101001 011100101011 101001 010100101001 101111 0111110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Mauve, Black, And Rose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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