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

They say, the charm, that woman has,
Has short lifetime in past and here…...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaa XbcX deaeXcdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11110111 1101101 11111100 101011111 1101010111 101101111 101010101 0010100101 1010101110 1010010101 1010001010 111010101 101010011 111011101 11101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase has connects the lines.

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  • summary of Aphrodite;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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