This is an analysis of the poem Harebell And Pansy that begins with:

O'er the round throat her little head
Its gay delight upbuoys:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXa XbXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110101 010110 010000101 1101001 11000111 010011 11110101 010101 10111111 010101 11111101 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; heart is repeated.

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  • summary of Harebell And Pansy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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