This is an analysis of the poem Eurydice: Listening: A Picture By Burne Jones that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bXcbcdXc X ddeeffggaX X bbhgbcbb X bXbbXhbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,10,1,8,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11010101 01011100 11010101 110010101 10110101 01110111 110010111 11110111 1 10010111 11010101 11110101 110101001 11010001 01010001 01000101 01111100 0110000 1101100 1 1100111001 10011111 101100101 10011111 10010101 00011111 10011111 111001 1 1100111001 110101101 1111101101 101101 1101011111 1101111111 111111001 1111101001 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words oh, back are repeated.

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  • summary of Eurydice: Listening: A Picture By Burne Jones;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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