This is an analysis of the poem Mignon that begins with:

Oh, Mignon's mouth is like a rose,
A red, red rose, that half uncurls... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaaab acdaccb aedaeeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 01111110 110100101 110111001 01010111 1101 01011111 11011111 11011111 110010100 11110011 110101001 0101 11011111 11010101 1101001010 01111100 01110101 111111010 11010 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, eyes, o, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word o is repeated.

    The author used the same word oh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines pearls, snow, desire are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Mignon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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