This is an analysis of the poem The Rosicrucian that begins with:
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The tripod flared with a purple spark,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bbcdcdee X ffffffaX X ggdXdghh X ccijijeX a ghiX iXccaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,4,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 011100101 1011100001 11100111 1001001010 10101101 110111010 100100101 1010111100 1 1111101 10011111 11111101 00101010 10111101 100101010 1101100111 11111111 1 111011110 111011110 101110101 0101001100 110100111 011111110 1100100101 1010101101 1 110100101 1101111001 11111111 100111010 111111101 111111010 11111111 100111101 1 10011010010 1110100101 10011111 11001101010 10100111 101100101010 1110100111 10101111011 101011111 1111111111 011111011
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; he, that are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thrice, thou are repeated.
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- summary of The Rosicrucian;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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